# Incident 19990411019759I: Boeing 737297, Kansas City, MO, April 11, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 1999, 09:16 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: P2EA
- Location: 39.2976° N, 94.7139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KANSAS CITY INTL (MCI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2976&lon=-94.7139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5WM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5WM-2005-08-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-297 (registry code 1384480, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-297) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737297
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990411019759I

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 11, 1999 VANGUARD AIRLINES, FLIGHT 815, A BOEING 737, WAS ENROUTE FROM MCI TO DAL, WHEN A SMOKE ALARM SOUNDED IN THE FORWARD LAVATORY. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE PILOT RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO MCI WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.  INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY VANGUARD MAINTENANCE REVEALED A LOOSE CLAMP AT THE BLEED AIR DISTRIBUTOR DUCT, CAUSING THE LEAK.  THE CLAMP WAS REPLACED, ENGINE AND PACKS WERE RAN, WITH NO FURTHER LEAKS FOUND.  VANGUARD MAINTENANCE RETURNED TO THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.  WITH THIS REPORT, INCIDENT #CE99IAC0049 IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N5WM (5)

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

- [Incident 20010607012519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010607012519I), Jun 7, 2001: Boeing 737297 (N5WM), Kansas City, MO. (-23) On June 7, 2001, vanguard airlines flight 408, aircraft N5WM a B-737-297, was scheduled to enroute from mci to las. After take off the crew had…
- [Incident 20000528016799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000528016799I), May 28, 2000: Boeing 737297 (N5WM), Kansas City, MO. (-23)Vanguard aircraft N5WM declared an emergency due to a wheel well fire indication inbound to Kansas City, mci airport. Crash fire rescue were standing by…
- [Incident 20000321002309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000321002309I), Mar 21, 2000: Boeing 737297 (N5WM), Kansas City, MO. (-23) On March 21, 2000, vanguard airlines, flight 588, a Boeing 737, ws enroute from dfw to mci. While inbound to mci the aircraft lost oil quantity on number…
- [Incident 19990615013699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990615013699I), Jun 15, 1999: Boeing 737297 (N5WM), Kansas City, MO. A Boeing 737-297 vanguard aircraft, N005WM, displayed severe nose wheel shimmy on takeoff roll. The pilot eleted to reject the takeoff and returned to the gate…
- [Incident 19980919039359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980919039359I), Sep 19, 1998: Boeing 737200 (N5WM), Minneapolis, MN. (-5) #1 Engine start valve open light came on during climbout, engine shut down per procedures listed in quick reference handbook, aircraft returned to msp and…

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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