# Incident 19951019037259I: Boeing 737200, Houston, TX, October 19, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1995, 14:43 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Houston Intercontinental Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- 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: N311DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N311DL-2007-01-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-232 (registry code 1384475, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737200
- People aboard: 103
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951019037259I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: SEAT BACK ON PASSENGER SEAT 24 B&C FELL INTO SEAT ROW 25 DURING CLIMBOUT FROM HOUSTON INTER CONTINENTAL AIRPORT, CAUSING MINOR KNEE INJURIES TO 41 YEAR OLD PASSENGER, RON SHERGA OF ARLINGTON, TX. FLIGHT ATTENDANT AND PASSENGER STATEMENTS INDICATED THAT SEAT 24B WAS OCCUPIED BY A 350+ POUND MALE PASSENGER WHO HAD REPEATEDLY ROCKED AND PUSHED AGAINST SEAT BACK IN AN APPARENT ATTEMPT TO CAUSE THE SEAT BACK TO FALL. INJURED PASSENGER RON SHERGA WAS TREATED AND RELEASED BY BAYLOR GRAPEVINE HOSPITAL WITH MINOR INJURIES (BRUISES AND CONTUSIONS) TO BOTH KNEES. FAILURE OF SEAT BACK SUPPORT, WEBER AIRCRAFT SEAT P/N 829913-423 APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN THE RESULT OF MISUSE AND ABUSE AND NOT IMPROPER MAINTENANCE OR IMPROPER INSTALLATION. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N311DL (6)

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

- [Incident 20041019027399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041019027399I), Oct 19, 2004: Boeing 737232 (N311DL), Kansas City, MO. (-23) On takeoff out of mci at rotation the flight crew heard a loud bang - epr rolled back, EGT entered yellow, then the engine indications returned to normal…
- [Incident 19960713026839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960713026839I), Jul 13, 1996: Boeing 737232 (N311DL), Salt Lake City, UT. Narrative: on July 13, 1996, aircraft N311DL, delta flight #977, departed slc enroute to oma. During climb out, the APU master fire warning illuminated. Crew…
- [Incident 19930515017509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930515017509I), May 15, 1993: Boeing 737232 (N311DL), Great Falls, MT, Minor damage. Experienced several bird strikes on descent. Landed safely.
- [Incident 19920409012039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920409012039I), Apr 9, 1992: Boeing 737232 (N311DL), Covington - Cin, OH. Stabilizer up warning horn sounded on takeoff. Aborted. Replaced stabilizer up takeoff warning limit switch.
- [Incident 19911230062559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911230062559I), Dec 30, 1991: Boeing 737232 (N311DL), Los Angeles, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft struck a runway advisory sign during a maintenance taxi test. Mechanics failed to control the aircraft.
- [Incident 19910210005309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910210005309I), Feb 10, 1991: Boeing 737232 (N311DL), Reno, NV, Minor damage. Nose steering and rudder inoperative when turn was attempted. A failed recapped tire had damaged hydraulic system.

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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