# Incident 19971007043369I: Boeing 737524, Omaha, NE, October 7, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1997, 22:33 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Eppley Airfield
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 41.3032° N, 95.8941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EPPLEY AIRFIELD (OMA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3032&lon=-95.8941&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11641, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11641-2012-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-524 (registry code 1384721, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-524) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737524
- Reported engine: GE CFM563B1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971007043369I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: CREW REPORTED #1 ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING DURING DESCENT AT 29,000 FEET. THE CREW TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE WITHOUT SUCCESS. TEARDOWN REVEALED THE ACCESSORY GEARBOX STARTER GEARSHAFT FAILED. FAA ENGINEERING HAS BEEN INVOLVED AND AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE T97-25-51 WAS ISSUED 12/04/97.

## Other reports on N11641 (1)

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

- [Incident 20000128000929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000128000929I), Jan 28, 2000: Boeing 737524 (N11641), Newark, NJ. (-23) The aircraft landed on the centerline of runway 4R at Newark. Shortly after touchdown, the aircraft veered left, departed the runway and wound up…

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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