# Incident 20020302005869I: Boeing 7373H4, El Paso, TX, March 2, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 2002, 17:00 local time
- Place: El Paso, TX
- Airport: El Paso International
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWAA
- Location: 31.8073° N, 106.3764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EL PASO INTL (ELP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8073&lon=-106.3764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N332SW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N332SW-2018-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-3H4 (registry code 138447K, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-3h4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CFM56 series (registry code 30016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7373H4
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020302005869I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 01/03/02, WHILE DEPARTING THE GATE IN EL PASO FOR DEPARTURE, A PASSENGER BECAME LOUD AND STARTED MAKING OTHER PASSENGERS UNCOMFORTABLE. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE AND THE PASSENGER, MR. VICTOR G. CASTILLO WA S ASKED BY THE OPERATIONS AGENT TO LEAVE THE AIRCRAFT AND HE COMPLIED. MR. CASTILLO WENT TO THE GATE AREA WHERE HE WAS ARRESTED BY THE POLICE AND BOOKED. MR. CASTILLO WAS ARRESTED FOR PUBLIC INTOXICATION, AND BOOKED. HE POSTED BAIL, BUT NEVER SHOWED UP FOR COURT.

## Other reports on N332SW (2)

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

- [Incident 20040826020579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040826020579I), Aug 26, 2004: Boeing 7373H4 (N332SW), Kansas City, MO. (-23) Pilot reported: at 35,000' cabin reached 10,000' with cabin warning horn on. Engine bleeds were on and packs auto. No auto switched over to man ac & DC…
- [Incident 19890130013659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890130013659I), Jan 30, 1989: Boeing 7373H4 (N332SW), Phoenix, AZ. Lost auto pressure control. Deployed masks. 4 masks failed to open. Diverted to Phoenix. Replaced pressure parts.

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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