# Incident 20000920021579I: Boeing 737724, Omaha, NE, September 20, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 2000, 22:30 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Eppley Airfield
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 41.3032° N, 95.8941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EPPLEY AIRFIELD (OMA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3032&lon=-95.8941&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39726, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39726) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-724 (registry code 13844BY, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-724) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737724
- Reported engine: GE CFM56*
- People aboard: 125
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000920021579I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, THE CREW DISCOVERED THE A/C HAD BEEN STRUCK BY BIRDS THE PREVIOUS NIGHT FLYING FROM HOUSTON, TX. TO OMAHA, NE AS FLIGHT 1702. THE CREW HAD NO INDICATION THEY HAD BEEN STRUCK BY BIRDS ON THE INBOUND FLIGHT. THE DENT IN THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE NEAR THE WING ROOT WAS 13 INCHES LONG, 6 INCHES WIDE AND 1/2 INCH DEEP. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE LEADING DEVICES. THE A/C WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE UTILIZING THE CONFIGURATION DEVIATION LIST.

## Other reports on N39726 (1)

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

- [Incident 20141130021359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141130021359I), Nov 30, 2014: Boeing 737-724 (N39726), Houston, TX, No damage. While climbing to cruise altitude, at FL330 the aircraft experienced a loss of cabin pressurization. The flight crew enacted qrh procedures and initiated a…

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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