# Incident 19940108001359I: Boeing 7373G7, Farmington, NM, January 8, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 1994, 01:40 local time
- Place: Farmington, NM
- Airport: Four Corners Regional Airport
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AWXA
- Location: 36.7413° N, 108.2299° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FOUR CORNERS RGNL (FMN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7413&lon=-108.2299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N309AW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N309AW-2015-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-3G7 (registry code 138447J, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-3g7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7373G7
- People aboard: 60
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 158 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940108001359I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: ON JANUARY 8, 1994, AT ABOUT 0140, AMERICA WEST FLIGHT 749, ENROUTE LAS VEGAS, NEVADA TO DENVER, COLORADO GOT A FIRE WARNING IN THE AFT LAVATORY. THE AUTO SMOKE ALARM AND THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER IN THE WASTE CONTAINER FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS USED 2 HALON BOTTLES AS BACK-UP AND THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO FARMINGTON, NEW MEXICO AND MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT OR INJURY. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE FIRE MARSHAL IN FARMINGTON INSPECTED THE CONTENTS OF THE WASTE CONTAINER AND FELT THAT THE FIRE WAS STARTED BY A SMOLDERING CIGARETTE THAT MAY HAVE BEEN PUT THERE BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE GROUND. THE FIRE WAS DETECTED ABOUT 45 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT AND CIGARETTES USUALLY SMOLDER 1 TO 2 HOURS, ACCORDING TO MR. TOM ARNHAMMER, THE FIRE MARSHAL.

## Other reports on N309AW (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19971218043389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971218043389I), Dec 18, 1997: Boeing 7373G7 (N309AW), Omaha, NE. Narrative: during short final pilot declared an emergency due to a mace-like substance in the air. Passengers had problems breathing (one was given 02 at the…
- [Incident 19900605030609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900605030609I), Jun 5, 1990: Boeing 7373G7 (N309AW), Omaha, NE. Lost b system hydraulic pressure on descent. Landed safely. Compression nut pulled loose from tube assembly.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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