19971020035409I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 7373H4 · Nashville, TN · October 20, 1997

Date: October 20, 1997 · 14:03 local
Place: Nashville, TN
Airport: Nashville International Airport
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: SWAA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N656SW
Reported as: Boeing 7373H4
People aboard: 97
Fatal injuries: 0

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: aircraft was enroute from jan to mdw when #1 engine failed. PIC declared an emergency. Aircraft was diverted to bna where it landed without incident. #1 engine accessory case was ruptured. The failure was not contained. #1 engine left cowl door had numerous small holes in it. Two flight crew members, three cabin crew members and ninety one passengers were on board. No injuries.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM JAN TO MDW WHEN #1 ENGINE FAILED. PIC DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO BNA WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. #1 ENGINE ACCESSORY CASE WAS RUPTURED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT CONTAINED. #1 ENGINE LEFT COWL DOOR HAD NUMEROUS SMALL HOLES IN IT. TWO FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS, THREE CABIN CREW MEMBERS AND NINETY ONE PASSENGERS WERE ON BOARD. NO INJURIES.