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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 737-7H4 · Oaland, CA · December 24, 2010

Date: December 24, 2010 · 23:36 local
Place: Oaland, CA
Airport: Oakland Internaitonal
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: SWAA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N248WN
NTSB investigation: NTSBENG11IA011
Reported as: Boeing 737-7H4
Reported engine: CFM International CFM56-7B24
People aboard: 0
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N248WNRegistered now · Boeing 737-7H4S/N 32509 · Built 2006 Airframe modelBoeing 737-7H4 Engine modelCFM International CFM56-7B24 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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

On a flight from sfo to lax captain reported engine noise and fire warning. The captain made an engineering report on engineering log number 6345477 that stated: at appros. 1000AGL the engine popped - surged -vibration - master caution light and fire warning lights came on. Engine was shut down using the fire handle, fire indication went away so did not discharge bottles. Captain declared emergency and diverted to the Oakland international airport (oak) per far's.

As the FAA filed it

ON A FLIGHT FROM SFO TO LAX CAPTAIN REPORTED ENGINE NOISE AND FIRE WARNING. THE CAPTAIN MADE AN ENGINEERING REPORT ON ENGINEERING LOG NUMBER 6345477 THAT STATED: AT APPROS. 1000AGL THE ENGINE POPPED - SURGED -VIBRATION - MASTER CAUTION LIGHT AND FIRE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN USING THE FIRE HANDLE, FIRE INDICATION WENT AWAY SO DID NOT DISCHARGE BOTTLES. CAPTAIN DECLARED EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO THE OAKLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (OAK) PER FAR'S.

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 ENG11IA011Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportSan Francisco, CAThe probable cause of the undercowl in-flight engine fire was the insufficient installation torque of the bolts that secure the fuel manifold cover to the fuel manifold. Engine vibrations and fuel pressure cycles caused the bolts to gradually loosen further…Dec 25, 2010 · No damage