# Incident 20000124003139I: Boeing 737790, Sacramento, CA, January 24, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 2000, 09:18 local time
- Place: Sacramento, CA
- Airport: Sacramento Metropolitan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ASAA
- Location: 38.5816° N, 121.4944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sacramento, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5816&lon=-121.4944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N609AS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N609AS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-790 (registry code 13844CN, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-790) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737790
- Reported engine: GE CFM567B24
- People aboard: 89
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,989 total, 4,120 in this make and model, 219 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000124003139I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO SACRAMENTO, CA DUE TO LOSS OF ENGINE OIL ON THE RIGHT ENGINE. THE RIGHT ENGINE STARTER HAD FAILED CAUSING THE LOSS OF OIL THRU THE GEARBOX.  THE FAILURE OF THE STARTER LIBERATED A PIECE THROUGH THE ENGINE COWLING FAN DUCT.  THE STARTER WAS REPLACED IN SACRAMENTO AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERREID KTO SEATTLE, WA TO REPAIR THE COWLING.

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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