# Incident 20021109034679I: Boeing 7373H4, St Louis, MO, November 9, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 2002, 20:27 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Lambert-St Louis International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWAA
- Location: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6273&lon=-90.1979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N321SW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N321SW-2008-06-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-3H4 (registry code 138447K, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-3h4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-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/20021109034679I

## Narrative

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

(-23) APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES OUT OF STL THE FWD CARGO FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, BELL SOUND AND ODOR WAS DETECTED BY THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT. THE CREW FIRED FORWARD CARGO FIRED BOTTLES, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO STL. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED FORWARD CARGO FIRE BOTTLES.

## Other reports on N321SW (3)

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

- [Incident 19901107065249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901107065249I), Nov 7, 1990: Boeing 7373H4 (N321SW), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. Struck a flock of geese on final approach to airport. Landed safely.
- [Incident 19880720046799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880720046799I), Jul 20, 1988: Boeing 7373H4 (N321SW), Dallas, TX. Both engines lost oil pressure in climbout. Returned to dal. Found some engine inspection plates not installed.
- [Incident 19880407018729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880407018729I), Apr 7, 1988: Boeing 737300 (N321SW), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. Experienced a hot start. Fire in engine. Start aborted. Evacuation ordered. Jetway and slide used by most persons.

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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