# Incident 19960825033429I: Boeing 737217, Richmond, VA, August 25, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1996, 17:33 local time
- Place: Richmond, VA
- Airport: Richmond International - Byrd Field
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 37.5538° N, 77.4603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5538&lon=-77.4603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16232, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16232-1999-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-217 (registry code 1384464, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-217) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737217
- People aboard: 54
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960825033429I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON 08-25-96, AT 17:33 LOCAL, THE RICHMOND TOWER RECEIVED A CALL FROM CONTINENTAL OPERATIONS ON THE FIELD. CONTINENTAL OPERATIONS REPORTED THAT THE FORWARD CARGO DOOR WAS FOUND TO BE OPEN WHEN FLIGHT 1135 ARRIVED AT THE GATE. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE FORWARD CARGO DOOR AND ADJUSTED THE ROLLERS AND STOPS IN ACCORDANCE WITH MAINTENANCE MANUAL PROCEDURES. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY DEPARTED AND A FOLLOW-UP INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED IN EWR WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. THE PMI WAS NOTIFIED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N16232 (1)

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

- [Incident 19940430024219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940430024219I), Apr 30, 1994: Boeing 737217 (N16232), Milwaukee, WI. Smoke in cabin. Diverted. Landed Milwaukee. Maintenance unable to duplicate.

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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