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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 7373T0 · Wichita, KS · April 6, 1997

Date: April 6, 1997 · 04:50 local
Place: Wichita, KS
Airport: Wichita Mid-Continent
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: CALA
Aircraft: N39340
Reported as: Boeing 7373T0
Reported engine: GE CFM56*
People aboard: 130
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 94 in this make and model94 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: Continental airlines flight #238, Boeing 737, enroute from los angeles, California to cleveland Ohio, diverted to Wichita, Kansas due to #1 engine problem. (In flight shut down #1 engine). Aic landed at 09502 without incident. Maintenance action: after inspection of engine and chip detector metal particles were found in the oil system. The engine was replaced and the aircraft was returned to service. Engine s/n on: 720-0275 off: 720-465 engine p/n: cfm 56-3B

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: CONTINENTAL AIRLINES FLIGHT #238, BOEING 737, ENROUTE FROM LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA TO CLEVELAND OHIO, DIVERTED TO WICHITA, KANSAS DUE TO #1 ENGINE PROBLEM. (IN FLIGHT SHUT DOWN #1 ENGINE). AIC LANDED AT 09502 WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE ACTION: AFTER INSPECTION OF ENGINE AND CHIP DETECTOR METAL PARTICLES WERE FOUND IN THE OIL SYSTEM. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. ENGINE S/N ON: 720-0275 OFF: 720-465 ENGINE P/N: CFM 56-3B