# Incident 19971004034669I: Boeing 7372K6, Chicago, IL, October 4, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1997, 08:20 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago Midway
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWAA
- Location: 41.7808° N, 87.7692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7808&lon=-87.7692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N129SW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N129SW-2005-03-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-2K6 (registry code 1384440, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-2k6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15 (registry code 52051, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7372K6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98IA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98IA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971004034669I

## Narrative

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

LANDING WHEEL BRAKE AND AXLE DEPARTED 737. NARRATIVE: AT APPROXIMATELY 1310UTC, SWA418 LANDED RUNWAY 31C AND LOST A SHEEL ASSEMBLY JUST PRIOR TO EXITING THE RUNWAY AT THE INTERSECTION OF RUNWAY 4L. SWA418 TAXIED TO THE GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE NEXT AIRCRAFT TO LAND REPORTED THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY ON RUNWAY 31C. RUNWAY 31C WAS TEMPORARILY CLOSED UNTIL THE DEBRIS WAS EMOVED BY A CITY VEHICLE. SWA418 CALLED GROUND CONTROL FROM THE GATE AND ADVISED THAT HE WAS MISSING A WHEEL ASSEMBLY. GROUND CONTROL ADVISED SWA418 THAT THE WHEEL HAD BEEN LOCATED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI98IA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98IA007), Oct 4, 1997: Boeing 737-200 (N129SW), Chicago, IL, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: an improper repair to a crack in a brake flange hole on the left main landing gear outboard axle, and subsequent fatigue failure of the axle.

## Other reports on N129SW (1)

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

- [Incident 19960627028869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960627028869I), Jun 27, 1996: Boeing 7372H6 (N129SW), Albuquerque, NM. Narrative: southwest airlines flight 36/563 from dallas, TX to Albuquerque, NM discovered 2 cans of paint upon arrival. [privacy data omitted] No injuries.…

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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