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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 737-824 · Salt Lake City, UT · March 15, 2006

Date
March 15, 2006 · 10:15 local
Place
Salt Lake City, UT
Airport
Salt Lake City International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
CALA
Aircraft
N24211
Reported as
Boeing 737824
Reported engine
CFMINT CFM567B26US
People aboard
117
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
22,000 total3,500 in this make and model230 in the last 90 days

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) On March 15, 2006 at approximately 1015 MST, the crew of Continental airlines flt 167, houston, TX to seattle, WA shut down #2 engine in-flight. The aircraft was a B-737-824, N24211, with 2 flight crew, 4 cabin crew, and 111 passengers onboard. Flight 167 was level at 34,000 ft in clear weather when the crew heard a loud "bang" with severe vibration in the aircraft. They noticed the N1 RPM on #2 engine decreasing and they performed a precautionary engine shutdown on #2 engine. They declared an emergency and diverted into Salt lake international airport, where the landing was uneventful. The aircraft was inspected by the Salt lake airport fire department and there was no evidence of fire in #2 engine. No passenger evacuation. No injuries. The cause of the engine malfunction is under investigation. The engine was removed and sent out for inspection.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MARCH 15, 2006 AT APPROXIMATELY 1015 MST, THE CREW OF CONTINENTAL AIRLINES FLT 167, HOUSTON, TX TO SEATTLE, WA SHUT DOWN #2 ENGINE IN-FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS A B-737-824, N24211, WITH 2 FLIGHT CREW, 4 CABIN CREW, AND 111 PASSENGERS ONBOARD. FLIGHT 167 WAS LEVEL AT 34,000 FT IN CLEAR WEATHER WHEN THE CREW HEARD A LOUD "BANG" WITH SEVERE VIBRATION IN THE AIRCRAFT. THEY NOTICED THE N1 RPM ON #2 ENGINE DECREASING AND THEY PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE SHUTDOWN ON #2 ENGINE. THEY DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED INTO SALT LAKE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, WHERE THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY THE SALT LAKE AIRPORT FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE IN #2 ENGINE. NO PASSENGER EVACUATION. NO INJURIES. THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND SENT OUT FOR INSPECTION.