# Incident 20011102030469I: Airbus A319132, Midland, TX, November 2, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 2001, 07:34 local time
- Place: Midland, TX
- Airport: Midland International Airport
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AWXA
- Location: 31.9425° N, 102.2019° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9425&lon=-102.2019&mi=10
- Aircraft: N814AW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N814AW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Industrie A319-132 (registry code 3930340, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a319-132) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: IAE V2500SERIES (registry code 34601, https://openairdocs.org/engine/iae-v2500series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A319132
- People aboard: 89
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02IA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02IA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011102030469I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 2, 2001, AT 0734 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, AN AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A319-132 TRANSPORT AIRPLANE, N814AW, OPERATING AS AMERICA WEST AIRLINES FLIGHT 786, EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE ANOMALY WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT AND DIVERTED TO THE MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, MIDLAND, TEXAS. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT RATED CAPTAIN, AIRLINE TRANSPORT RATED FIRST OFFICER, 3 CABIN ATTENDANTS, AND 84 PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE IS REGISTERED TO INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, AND IS OPERATED BY AMERICAL WEST AIRLINES OF PHOENIX, ARIZONA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE TITLE 14 CFR PART 121 SCHEDULED PASSENGER FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE GEORGE BUSH INTERCONTINENTAL AIRPORT, HOUSTON, TEXAS, AT 0610, AND WAS DESTINED FOR THE PHOENIX SKY HARBOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, PHOENIX, ARIZONA. ACCORDING TO INITIAL REPORTS, THE FLIGHT CREW RECEIVED AN "ENGINE OIL FILTER BYPASS" FAULT MESSAGE, FOLLOWED BY A "HIGH OIL PRESSURE" INDICATION FOR THE #1 ENGINE. THE MESSAGE AND INDICATION WERE FOLLOWED BY VISIBLE SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND CABIN, AND A "HIGH VIBRATION." THE THROTTLE FOR THE #1 ENGINE WAS REDUCED TO IDLE, AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, AND THE FLIGHT DIVERTED TO THE MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. WHILE ON APPROACH TO MIDLAND, THE MIDLAND AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER PERSONNEL OBSERVED "WHITE SMOKE, BUT NO FLAMES" EMANATING FROM THE #1 ENGINE. THE FLIGHT LANDED, THE ENGINES WERE SHUTDOWN, AND AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION ENSUED. INTIAL REPORTS INDICATE THAT THE R1 DOOR WAS OPENED; HOWEVER, THE EMERGENCY SLIDE DID NOT DEPLOY UNTIL THE CAPTAIN FORCED THE DOOR OPEN TWICE. THE PASSENGERS DEPLANED VIA THE L1 AND L2 EMERGENCY SLIDES, AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. R2 DOOR WAS NOT OPENED AS PART OF THE EVACUATION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW02IA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02IA027), Nov 2, 2001: Airbus Industrie A319-132 (N814AW), Midland, TX, incident, no damage. Probable cause: the #1 engine's fatigue failure of the #3 bearing due to the manufacturer's inadequate design of the high-pressure compressor stubshaft coating, which resulted in a loss of engine power and an…

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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