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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Boeing 737-3H4 · Charleston, WV · July 13, 2009

Date: July 13, 2009 · 18:07 local
Place: Charleston, WV
Airport: Yeager
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: SWAA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N387SW
NTSB investigation: NTSBDCA09FA065
Reported as: Boeing 7373H4
People aboard: 133
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 16,832 total16,832 in this make and model211 in the last 90 days

N387SWRegistration cancelled Jul 9, 2022 · Boeing 737-3H4S/N 26602 · Built 1994 Airframe modelBoeing 737-3H4 Engine modelCFM International CFM56 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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Charleston airport, WV (crw): southwest airlines flight 2294, a B737, enroute from nashville, TN (bna) to baltimore, MD (bwi) diverted and landed on runway 5 due to a hole in the fuselage and a pressurization problem inbound. The ARFF responded and the aircraft taxied to the ramp without incident. There were no reported injuries to the 5 crewmembers and 128 pax onboard. Damage located on fuselage crown skin just left of aircraft centerline between fs 827 and fs 847.

As the FAA filed it

CHARLESTON AIRPORT, WV (CRW): SOUTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT 2294, A B737, ENROUTE FROM NASHVILLE, TN (BNA) TO BALTIMORE, MD (BWI) DIVERTED AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 5 DUE TO A HOLE IN THE FUSELAGE AND A PRESSURIZATION PROBLEM INBOUND. THE ARFF RESPONDED AND THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES TO THE 5 CREWMEMBERS AND 128 PAX ONBOARD. DAMAGE LOCATED ON FUSELAGE CROWN SKIN JUST LEFT OF AIRCRAFT CENTERLINE BETWEEN FS 827 AND FS 847.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DCA09FA065Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportCharleston, WVFuselage skin failure due to preexisting fatigue at a chemically milled step.Jul 13, 2009 · Substantial damage