# Incident 19970428011279I: Boeing 737130, Roanoke, VA, April 28, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1997, 12:25 local time
- Place: Roanoke, VA
- Airport: Roanoke Regional/Woodrum Field
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 37.2710° N, 79.9414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roanoke, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2710&lon=-79.9414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N403PE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N403PE-1997-11-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-130 (registry code 1384435, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-130) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737130
- People aboard: 80
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970428011279I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON 04-28-97, CALA FLIGHT #1987, EWR-ATL CRUISING AT FL 310 EXPERIENCED A #1 ENGINE FIRE WARNING. THE FLIGHT CREW RETARDED THE POWER LEVER AND FOLLOWED THE CALA/QRH. THE FIRE WARNING EXTINGUISHED BUT SOUNDED AGAIN SHORTLY THEREAFTER. THE FLIGHT CREW CONTINUED WITH THE QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK PROCEDURES AND SHUT DOWN THE #1 ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO ROA. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 4 WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE CALA MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LOWER FIRE LOOP CONNECTOR CORRODED, AND IT HAD LOW RESISTANCE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE #1 ENGINE LOWER FIRE LOOP, P/N 10-61096-115, PERFORMED ENGINE RUN, AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. INCIDENT CLOSED.

## Other reports on N403PE (3)

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

- [Incident 19970220009379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970220009379I), Feb 20, 1997: Boeing 737130 (N403PE), Cleveland, OH. Narrative: flight 640 ord-ewr. Crew shutdown #1 engine due to fire warning indication and diverted to Cleveland without incident. Continental Cleveland…
- [Incident 19900413031489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900413031489I), Apr 13, 1990: Boeing 737130 (N403PE), Newark, NJ, Minor damage. Two seagulls injested in NR1 engine on climb. Returned. Landed safely.
- [Incident 19860602029239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860602029239I), Jun 2, 1986: Boeing 737130 (N403PE), Orlando, FL. Engine shutdown and returned after oil temperature reached caution range. Suspect fuel heat valve stuck open.

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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