# Incident 19961118042169I: Boeing 737222, Grand Rapids, MI, November 18, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1996, 20:47 local time
- Place: Grand Rapids, MI
- Airport: Kent County International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 42.8808° N, 85.5228° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8808&lon=-85.5228&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9038U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9038U-1999-04-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-222 (registry code 1384473, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737222
- People aboard: 72
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97FA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961118042169I

## Narrative

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

NR2 ENGINE FIRE WARNING AND SMOKE. EVACUATED AFTER LANDING. SLIDES 1L AND 2L FAILED. PASSENGER ATTENDANT INJURIES. (-23) UALA ACFT N9038U, B-737-222, ON SHORT APPROACH THE CAPTAIN NOTICED A FIRE WARNING LIGHT ON THE #2 ENGINE. THE CAPTAIN DISCHARGED BOTH FIRE BOTTLES. FIRE BELL STILL ON, CAPTAIN DECIDED TO EVACUATE AIRCRAFT. THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF INJURIES WAS TWO PASSENGERS, ONE BROKEN ANKLE AND THE OTHER TWISTED KNEE. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT INJURED HER LEFT MIDDLE FINGERNAIL WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN DOOR. DURING OUR INVESTIGATION THE UALA MECHANICS TROUBLE SHOT AND FOUND FIRE WARNING LOWER LOOP WAS SHEARED OUT, ON #2 ENGINE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI97FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97FA030), Nov 19, 1996: Boeing 737-222 (N9038U), Grand Rapids, MI, no damage. Probable cause: a passenger sustained a fractured ankle during an emergency evacuation for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N9038U (1)

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

- [Incident 19860118004039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860118004039I), Jan 18, 1986: Boeing 737222 (N9038U), St Louis, MO. Left engine oil quantity decreasing. Engine shutdown. Diverted. Oil line fitting had backed out of oil filter.

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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