# Incident 19940722031469I: Boeing 737300, Houston, TX, July 22, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1994, 10:34 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Houston Intercontinental Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17328, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17328-2010-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-3TO (registry code 138447G, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-3to) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737300
- People aboard: 69
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 181 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940722031469I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON JULY 22, 1994, A CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, BOEING 737-300, FLIGHT 1607, DEPARTED ATL ENROUTE TO IAH AT APPROXIMATELY 0930 AM EST. DURING FLIGHT, COMMUNICATION AND NAVIGATION, AS WELL AS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURES OCCURRED. AMONG THOSE FAILURES WAS AN INDICATION OF EXCESSIVE DISCHARGE FROM THE AIRCRAFT BATTERIES. ALSO, THE EQUIPMENT COOLING SYSTEM FAILED IN THE NORMAL MODE WHICH REQUIRED THE USE OF THE ALTERNATE SYSTEM. MSY WAS CONSIDERED AS AN ALTERNATE LANDING AIRPORT BUT WEATHER CONDITIONS DID NOT PERMIT. BEFORE LANDING SAFELY AT IAH, THE CREW REPORTED LOOSING ALL DC POWER. WHILE TAXIING IN, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO FILL WITH SMOKE. AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION WAS PERFORMED WITH NO INJURIES. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE GROUND SERVICE BUS R-6 RELAY ENERGIZED WHICH INDICATES THE RELAY HAD MALFUNCTIONED. THE CABIN SMOKE OCCURRED DUE TO THE PASSENGER AIR-CONDITIONING FAN COOLING DOORS NOT OPENING, WHICH WAS CAUSED BY THE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THIS CLOSES THIS INCIDENT, SDR TO FOLLOW.

## Other reports on N17328 (2)

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

- [Incident 20080109000289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080109000289I), Jan 9, 2008: Boeing 7373TO (N17328), TX, No damage. (-23) At FL340, 70 miles southwest of dfw, cabin altitude warning horn sounded (10,500 ft)- went to stby system - no help - O2 masks did not deploy - emerg.…
- [Incident 19911119055429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911119055429I), Nov 19, 1991: Boeing 7373T0 (N17328), Kansas City, MO. Gear unsafe light on approach. Reset circuit breaker. Indications. Indications normal. Landed without incident.

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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