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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 737-232 · El Paso, TX · August 11, 1996

Date
August 11, 1996 · 18:20 local
Place
El Paso, TX
Airport
El Paso International
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
DALA
Aircraft
N317DL
Reported as
Boeing 737232
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,885 total704 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Narrative: on August 11, 1996 at 1820 MST, in El Paso, TX delta flight 446, a Boeing 737-232, tail number N317DL, aborted takeoff approaching 100 knots due to a master caution warning light (mcwl). In addition to the mcwl coming on, cautions lights for the equipment cooling fan, the flight data recorder, the emergency exit lighting system, the stall warning heat, and the passenger oxygen mask system also illuminated. The aircraft returned to the gate where maintenance inspected each of the above systems but found no discrepancies. The problem could not be duplicated and the aircraft was returned to service. There were no injuries. File closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON AUGUST 11, 1996 AT 1820 MST, IN EL PASO, TX DELTA FLIGHT 446, A BOEING 737-232, TAIL NUMBER N317DL, ABORTED TAKEOFF APPROACHING 100 KNOTS DUE TO A MASTER CAUTION WARNING LIGHT (MCWL). IN ADDITION TO THE MCWL COMING ON, CAUTIONS LIGHTS FOR THE EQUIPMENT COOLING FAN, THE FLIGHT DATA RECORDER, THE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTING SYSTEM, THE STALL WARNING HEAT, AND THE PASSENGER OXYGEN MASK SYSTEM ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE WHERE MAINTENANCE INSPECTED EACH OF THE ABOVE SYSTEMS BUT FOUND NO DISCREPANCIES. THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. FILE CLOSED.

Other reports on N317DL · 1

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