# Incident 19960404011169I: Boeing 7373H4, Austin, TX, April 4, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1996, 15:14 local time
- Place: Austin, TX
- Airport: Robert Mueller Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWAA
- Location: 30.2672° N, 97.7431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Austin, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2672&lon=-97.7431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N323SW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N323SW-2013-07-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-3H4 (registry code 138447K, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-3h4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7373H4
- People aboard: 137
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960404011169I

## Narrative

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

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.

## Other reports on N323SW (3)

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

- [Incident 19971119041819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971119041819I), Nov 19, 1997: Boeing 737* (N323SW), Houston, TX. Narrative: at approximately 4 miles on final to hou rwy 4, capt. gough, who was at the controls, stowed the hud combiner and leaned toward the instrument panel…
- [Incident 19901121059589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901121059589I), Nov 21, 1990: Boeing 7373H4 (N323SW), San Antonio, TX. No gear down safe light. Appeared down. Landed safely. No malfunction found.
- [Incident 19891101056089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891101056089I), Nov 1, 1989: Boeing 7373H4 (N323SW), St Louis, MO. Gear safe light inoperative. Cannon plug was loose at gear light module causing loss of power to green lights.

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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