# Incident 19961214042239I: Boeing 737522, Kansas City, MO, December 14, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 1996, 16:22 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 39.2976° N, 94.7139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KANSAS CITY INTL (MCI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2976&lon=-94.7139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N957UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N957UA-2005-04-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-522 (registry code 138449F, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-522) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737522
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961214042239I

## Narrative

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

REPORTED FIRE IN REAR OF AIRCRAFT NO FIRE DRY ICE AND HOT WATER IN TRASH MADE VAPOR BELEIVED BE SMOKE.

## Other reports on N957UA (1)

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

- [Incident 20030503010249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030503010249I), May 3, 2003: Boeing 737522 (N957UA), Denver, CO, Minor damage. (-23) Excessive fuel build-up in APU exhaust pipe during APU start. Fuel ignited and was blown out tailpipe. As a result of gusting tail wind, flames from…

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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