# Incident 19970107011209I: Boeing 73733A, Salt Lake City, UT, January 7, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 1997, 19:53 local time
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT
- Airport: Salt Lake City International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AWXA
- Location: 40.7884° N, 111.9778° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SALT LAKE CITY INTL (SLC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7884&lon=-111.9778&mi=10
- Aircraft: N174AW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N174AW-2006-07-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-33A (registry code 1384673, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 73733A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970107011209I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: A/C RETURNED TO SLC WITH SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. IT WAS LATER LEARNED THAT THERE WAS NO SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT, BUT JUST THE SMELL OF A BIRD THAT THE AIRCRAFT HIT ON TAKEOFF. THE BIRD IMPACTED THE UPPER LEFT CORNER OF #2 ENGINE COWLING. PART OF THE BIRD WAS INGESTED INTO THE ENGINE. THE DAMAGE TO THE COWLING WAS MINIMAL. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE WAS CALLED (DELTA AIRLINES) THE MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL WERE REQUIRED TO REPLACE ONE OF THE ACOUSTIC PANEL'S JUST AFT OF THE FAN SECTION. AFTER THE PANEL WAS REPLACED THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS IS A FINAL REPORT.

## Other reports on N174AW (1)

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

- [Incident 19891108057609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891108057609I), Nov 8, 1989: Boeing 73733A (N174AW), Burbank, CA. Smoke from right gear after landing. Deplaned on ramp. Found leaking brake line.

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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