20050701012579I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 737-824 · Houston, TX · July 1, 2005

Date
July 1, 2005 · 14:10 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
Houston Intercontinental Airport
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
CALA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N16234
Reported as
Boeing 737824
Reported engine
CFMINT CFM567B26US
People aboard
161
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
17,000 total10,600 in this make and model

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) The capt reported a loud "thump" from #2 engine after take-off, and several more thumps at 10,000 ft. all eng indications normal. The aircraft returned to iah for an emergency landing on runway 26R. The crew initiated an emergency evacuation using the exits on the left side of the aircraft only: fwd and aft pax doors and overwing exits. The right exits of the aircraft were not used due to reported fire on right engine. The airport fire and rescue was on-scene during the evacuation. The reason for the evacuation was due to observation of smoke and fire from the right engine by the fire department and cabin crew. However, post flight inspection indicated that there was no external fire damage, and that the fire was internally contained on the engine. There were no injuries, but one passenger with chest pains was treated at hospital.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE CAPT REPORTED A LOUD "THUMP" FROM #2 ENGINE AFTER TAKE-OFF, AND SEVERAL MORE THUMPS AT 10,000 FT. ALL ENG INDICATIONS NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO IAH FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON RUNWAY 26R. THE CREW INITIATED AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION USING THE EXITS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT ONLY: FWD AND AFT PAX DOORS AND OVERWING EXITS. THE RIGHT EXITS OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE NOT USED DUE TO REPORTED FIRE ON RIGHT ENGINE. THE AIRPORT FIRE AND RESCUE WAS ON-SCENE DURING THE EVACUATION. THE REASON FOR THE EVACUATION WAS DUE TO OBSERVATION OF SMOKE AND FIRE FROM THE RIGHT ENGINE BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND CABIN CREW. HOWEVER, POST FLIGHT INSPECTION INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO EXTERNAL FIRE DAMAGE, AND THAT THE FIRE WAS INTERNALLY CONTAINED ON THE ENGINE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, BUT ONE PASSENGER WITH CHEST PAINS WAS TREATED AT HOSPITAL.