# Incident 20010804024349I: Boeing 7373G7, Santa Ana, CA, August 4, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2001, 08:45 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: John Wayne Airport-Orange Cou
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AWXA
- Location: 33.7368° N, 117.8829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Ana, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7368&lon=-117.8829&mi=10
- Aircraft: N306AW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N306AW-2008-10-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-3G7 (registry code 138447J, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-3g7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7373G7
- People aboard: 89
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total, 8,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010804024349I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE INITIAL PRESUMPTION WAS THAT A BIRD STRIKE CAUSED LEFT INBOARD FLAP TO GO INTO ASYMMETRICAL POSITION. MAINTENANCE CHANGED OUT FLAP DRIVE MECHANISM. SUBSTANTIATION OF BIRD STRIKE THROUGH PHOTOS. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT OR PHYSICAL REMAINS COULD NOT BE PROVIDED. CYCLING OF FLAPS BY MAINTENANCE DID NOT VALIDATE ASYMMETRICAL CONDITION EXISTED. MAINTENANCE COULD NOT POSITIVELY DUPLICATE IN-FLIGHT CONDITION. REMOVED AND REPLACED PART ON AIRCRAFT AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. WHAT CAUSED CONDITION IN FLIGHT TO OCCUR IS STILL CONJECTURE.

## Other reports on N306AW (2)

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

- [Accident 20010825034039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010825034039A), Aug 25, 2001: Boeing 7373G7 (N306AW), Kansas City, MO, No damage. (-23) On August 25, 2001 at 0612 UTC (0112 am CDT) a Boeing 737-300 (N306AW), operated by america west airlines (awxa), as flight 598 exited off runway 27…
- [Accident 19900316066279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900316066279A), Mar 16, 1990: Boeing 7373G7 (N306AW), Santa Ana, CA, Substantial damage. Over rotated on takeoff,damaged rear fuselage bulkhead. Pilots unaware,continued, ignored steward report of thump.

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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