# Incident 20081222853399I: Boeing 737724, Omaha, NE, December 22, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 2008, 16:49 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Eppley Airfield
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 41.3032° N, 95.8941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EPPLEY AIRFIELD (OMA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3032&lon=-95.8941&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13720, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13720) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-724 (registry code 13844BY, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-724) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737724
- People aboard: 133
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081222853399I

## Narrative

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

N13720, B-737-724, OPERATED BY CONTINENTAL AIRLINES AS FLIGHT 1724 DEPARTED OMAHA, NE ENROUTE TO HOUSTON, TX. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO OMAHA DUE TO A PRESSURIZATION PROBLEM. THE CREW REPORTED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF THE AUTO FAIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THEY WERE UNABLE TO CONTROL PRESSURIZATION IN ANY MODE. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE OUTFLOW VALVE, #1 & #2 CABIN PRESSURE CONTROLLER, AND CABIN CONTROL PANEL PER BOEING 737 AMM.

## Other reports on N13720 (2)

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

- [Incident 20180815011602I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180815011602I), Aug 15, 2018: Boeing 737-724 (N13720), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. On Wednesday, August 15, 2018, at approximately 1620 CST, united airlines N448UA, an Airbus A-320, operating under flight number UAL645 departing from Chicago…
- [Incident 20000112000019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000112000019I), Jan 12, 2000: Boeing 737724 (N13720), Boston, MA, Minor damage. (-23) Continental flight 420 while taxiing into gate a in bos struck a catering truck with its left wingtip. There was one injury to a catering employee. No…

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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