# Incident 19990804026519I: Boeing 7372H4, Indianapolis, IN, August 4, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1999, 16:47 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWAA
- Location: 39.7173° N, 86.2946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INDIANAPOLIS INTL (IND), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7173&lon=-86.2946&mi=10
- Aircraft: N102SW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N102SW-2006-03-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-2H4 (registry code 138448C, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-2h4) (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 7372H4
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990804026519I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 8/4/99 AT 1647 LOCAL TIME SOUTHWEST FLIGHT 854 ENROUTE FROM MIDWAY TO ST LOUIS HAD A NUMBER 2 ENGINE. DISCHARGED ONE FIRE BOTTLE AND THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. DIVERTED TO INDIANAPOLIS.  LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT WITH EMERGENCY VEHICLES STANDING BY.  MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CHAFING #2 ENGINE LOWER FIRE LOOP.  OPERATIONAL CHECK OKAY.  AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.  END.

## Other reports on N102SW (2)

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

- [Incident 19980930038939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980930038939I), Sep 30, 1998: Boeing 737* (N102SW), El Paso, TX. (-5)Swaa F576/30 sept aborted t/o at elp due to a flap warning. Maintenance r/r the le flap down p rox. Switch, ops ck was normal. Flt departed.
- [Incident 19861023066889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861023066889I), Oct 23, 1986: Boeing 7372H4 (N102SW), Mc Alester, OK. Flight attendant was knocked off his feet when aircraft encountered turbulence. Struck his head.

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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