# Incident 19940428012609I: Boeing 737*, Harlingen, TX, April 28, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1994, 10:05 local time
- Place: Harlingen, TX
- Airport: Rio Grande Valley International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWAA
- Location: 26.1906° N, 97.6961° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harlingen, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1906&lon=-97.6961&mi=10
- Aircraft: N525SW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N525SW-2018-03-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-5H4 (registry code 138449D, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-5h4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737*
- Reported engine: GE CFM56*
- People aboard: 76
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940428012609I

## Narrative

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

BIRD STRIKE IN NR1 ENGINE. ABORTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO GATE.

## Other reports on N525SW (1)

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

- [Incident 19920701033379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920701033379I), Jul 1, 1992: Boeing 7375H4 (N525SW), Indianapolis, IN. Unsafe gear indication on approach. Pilot visually verfied gear down. Landed safely. Replaced down lock sensor.

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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