# Incident 19961023038379I: Boeing 7372H4, Ontario, CA, October 23, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1996, 06:30 local time
- Place: Ontario, CA
- Airport: Ontario International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWAA
- Location: 34.0560° N, 117.6012° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ONTARIO INTL (ONT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0560&lon=-117.6012&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54SW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54SW-2013-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-2H4 (registry code 138448C, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-2h4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7372H4
- People aboard: 96
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 185 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961023038379I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON OCTOBER 23, 1996, A BOEING 737, N54SW, OPERATED BY SOUTHWEST AIRLINES DURING PUSH BACK OPERATION FOR DEPARTURE FROM ONTARIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT FORWARD LOWER FUSELAGE. THE TOW BAR SHEAR PINS BROKE ALLOWING THE TOW VEHICLE TO JACKKNIFE AND TEAR THE SKIN OF THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE FLIGHT WAS CANCELED. THE POST INCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE GROUND PERSONNEL HAD BORROWED A TOW VEHICLE FROM ANOTHER AIRLINE. THE TOWING PROCEDURES FOR THIS VEHICLE ARE DIFFERENT THAN THOSE FOR SOUTHWEST AIRLINES. THIS VEHICLE WAS SMALLER THAN THE TYPE USED BY SOUTHWEST AIRLINES. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT CAPABLE OF HOLDING THE AIRCRAFT ON AN INCLINE WITH BOTH ENGINES OPERATING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N54SW (6)

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

- [Incident 20020807024969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020807024969I), Aug 7, 2002: Boeing 7372H4 (N54SW), Pittsburgh, PA. (-23) On 08/07/2002 ryan international flight #9201, N54SW a B737-200, shut down #1 (left) engine and declared an emergency diverting the aircraft to pit. The…
- [Incident 20010114000379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010114000379I), Jan 14, 2001: Boeing 7372H4 (N54SW), Pittsburgh, PA. (-23) On jan 14, 2001, at 0605E a B-727, s/n 21535, registered as N54SW, and operating as ryna flight #2543, diverted into "pit" after the pilot noted a mach…
- [Incident 20000519032579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000519032579I), May 19, 2000: Boeing 7372H4 (N54SW), Middletown, PA. (-23)Enroute from columbus, oh to atlantic city, NJ, @ 27000' cruise altitude, the f/o smelled a buring odor. The cap't stated he noticed a faint wisp of smoke…
- [Incident 19910824047809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910824047809I), Aug 24, 1991: Boeing 7372H4 (N54SW), Kansas City, MO. Encountered severe turbulence on descent. Injured two passengers and 2 flight attendants. Met by paramedics.
- [Incident 19821009060929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821009060929I), Oct 9, 1982: Boeing 7372H4 (N54SW), San Antonio, TX. Aborted takeoff when crew observed excessive oil temperature and pressure on left engine. Ruptured fuel oil cooler.
- [Incident 19810831070109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810831070109I), Aug 31, 1981: Boeing 7372H4 (N54SW), Harlingen, TX. Smoke in cockpit. Found failed filter module in generator control unit.

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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