# Incident 19941004039189I: Boeing 73733A, Omaha, NE, October 4, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1994, 17:20 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Eppley Airfield
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AWXA
- Location: 41.3032° N, 95.8941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EPPLEY AIRFIELD (OMA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3032&lon=-95.8941&mi=10
- Aircraft: N164AW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N164AW-2009-09-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-33A (registry code 1384673, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 73733A
- People aboard: 45
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941004039189I

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE INJESTED A DUCK ON CLIMBOUT. RETURNED SAFELY. FOD TO ENGINE.

## Other reports on N164AW (3)

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

- [Incident 19950306007619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950306007619I), Mar 6, 1995: Boeing 737300 (N164AW), Omaha, NE, Minor damage. Narrative: aircraft was pushed back from Eppley Airfield gate 11 after being dispatched with an inoperative APU. Engine #2 was started using external air. It…
- [Incident 19921118052189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921118052189I), Nov 18, 1992: Boeing 73733A (N164AW), San Diego, CA. Smoke in cockpit from APU before departure. Started smoking again after departure. Returned. Landed safely.
- [Incident 19910602023629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910602023629I), Jun 2, 1991: Boeing 73733A (N164AW), Kansas City, MO, Minor damage. Bird strike on NR1 engine on initial climb. Declared an emergency. Returned. Landed safely.

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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