What happened
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Narrative: no. 1 eng. Outbd t/r sleeve inflight separation ISWO796009 4/4/96. Southwest airlines (swaa) N323SW 737-3H4 flt no. 845, elp-aus approx. 4' x 3' honeycomb fiberglass section of the no. 1 eng. Outbd reverser sleeve was discovered missing after landing in aus. The capt. reported that during descent at approx. FL240, 100FT, the crew heard a muffled bang sound and the acft bumped as if crossing turbulence. No cockpit indications of unusual nature were reported. The capt. reported that the acft performed normal and the flt. Continued with normal descent, landing with the thrust reversers operating normal at touchdown. The NTSB was notified. Swaa removed and replaced the #1 t/r sleeve assy, the acft was inspected and returned to service. The #1 eng. T/r sleeve assy was sent to dal and is under investigation by swaa. This incident is closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: NO. 1 ENG. OUTBD T/R SLEEVE INFLIGHT SEPARATION ISWO796009 4/4/96. SOUTHWEST AIRLINES (SWAA) N323SW 737-3H4 FLT NO. 845, ELP-AUS APPROX. 4' X 3' HONEYCOMB FIBERGLASS SECTION OF THE NO. 1 ENG. OUTBD REVERSER SLEEVE WAS DISCOVERED MISSING AFTER LANDING IN AUS. THE CAPT. REPORTED THAT DURING DESCENT AT APPROX. FL240, 100FT, THE CREW HEARD A MUFFLED BANG SOUND AND THE ACFT BUMPED AS IF CROSSING TURBULENCE. NO COCKPIT INDICATIONS OF UNUSUAL NATURE WERE REPORTED. THE CAPT. REPORTED THAT THE ACFT PERFORMED NORMAL AND THE FLT. CONTINUED WITH NORMAL DESCENT, LANDING WITH THE THRUST REVERSERS OPERATING NORMAL AT TOUCHDOWN. THE NTSB WAS NOTIFIED. SWAA REMOVED AND REPLACED THE #1 T/R SLEEVE ASSY, THE ACFT WAS INSPECTED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE #1 ENG. T/R SLEEVE ASSY WAS SENT TO DAL AND IS UNDER INVESTIGATION BY SWAA. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.
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