# Incident 19970406014659I: Boeing 7373T0, Wichita, KS, April 6, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1997, 04:50 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Wichita Mid-Continent
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39340 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7373T0
- Reported engine: GE CFM56*
- People aboard: 130
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 94 in this make and model, 94 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970406014659I

## Narrative

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

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

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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