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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 737-7H4 · Seattle, WA · October 14, 2003

Date
October 14, 2003 · 12:18 local
Place
Seattle, WA
Airport
Seattle-Tacoma International
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
SWAA
Aircraft
N709SW
Reported as
Boeing 7377H4
Reported engine
CFMINT CFM567B22
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Southwest flt 2530, lost #1 engine shortly after lift off and returned to sea, personnel inspected the engine and found turbine blades in the hpt area were damaged. A serviceable engine was installed, aircraft was returned to service. This was an internal contained failure.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) SOUTHWEST FLT 2530, LOST #1 ENGINE SHORTLY AFTER LIFT OFF AND RETURNED TO SEA, PERSONNEL INSPECTED THE ENGINE AND FOUND TURBINE BLADES IN THE HPT AREA WERE DAMAGED. A SERVICEABLE ENGINE WAS INSTALLED, AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS WAS AN INTERNAL CONTAINED FAILURE.