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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 737222 · Wichita, KS · April 9, 1996

Date: April 9, 1996 · 21:24 local
Place: Wichita, KS
Airport: Wichita Mid-Continent
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: AWXA
Aircraft: N126AW
Reported as: Boeing 737222
People aboard: 78
Fatal injuries: 0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on approach, got #2 engine fire warning light. Followed emergency procedures and shut down #2. Fired both bottles; still had light. On ground, fire department verified no fire. Taxied to terminal. Contract maintenance, executive aircraft corporation, trouble shot fire detection system, found two connectors oil soaked and had metal oxide. Cleaned connectors and reconnected. Performed operational check as per maintenance manual. Operationally checked good. Aircraft returned to service.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON APPROACH, GOT #2 ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT. FOLLOWED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND SHUT DOWN #2. FIRED BOTH BOTTLES; STILL HAD LIGHT. ON GROUND, FIRE DEPARTMENT VERIFIED NO FIRE. TAXIED TO TERMINAL. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE, EXECUTIVE AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, TROUBLE SHOT FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM, FOUND TWO CONNECTORS OIL SOAKED AND HAD METAL OXIDE. CLEANED CONNECTORS AND RECONNECTED. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK AS PER MAINTENANCE MANUAL. OPERATIONALLY CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.