# Incident 19980731027409I: Boeing 7372H4, Albuquerque, NM, July 31, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1998, 11:00 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: Albuquerque International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWAA
- Location: 35.0416° N, 106.5560° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Albuquerque Airport (1928), closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0416&lon=-106.5560&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53SW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53SW-1999-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-2H4 (registry code 138448C, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-2h4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7372H4
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980731027409I

## Narrative

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

ON DEPARTURE FROM ABQ, A SOUTHWEST AIRLINE B737-FLIGHT 803 HAD THE NUMBER 1 TIRE ON THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR FAIL. DEBRIS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE NUMBER 1 ENGINE. INBOARD NACELLE JUST FORWARD OF THE THRUST REVERSER SLEEVE AND TO THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR. THERE WAS MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT HAND INBOARD TRAILING EDGE FLAPS. ALL DAMAGE WAS MINOR. NO INJURIES.S

## Other reports on N53SW (2)

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

- [Accident 19960708019899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960708019899A), Jul 8, 1996: Boeing 7372H4 (N53SW), Nashville, TN, Minor damage. Narrative: on July 8, 1996, southwest 436, a B-737-2H4 (N53SW) aborted takeoff on RW20C at Nashville, TN (bna), after ingesting a bird in the left engine at…
- [Incident 19780810049379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780810049379I), Aug 10, 1978: Boeing 737/ (N53SW), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. Takeoff aborted when #3 tire blew. Flap damaged.

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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