# Incident 20101224053739I: Boeing 737-7H4, Oaland, CA, December 24, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 2010, 23:36 local time
- Place: Oaland, CA
- Airport: Oakland Internaitonal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWAA
- Location: 37.7796° N, 122.4193° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7796&lon=-122.4193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N248WN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N248WN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-7H4 (registry code 1384404, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-7h4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56-7B24 series (registry code 13044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-7b24-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737-7H4
- Reported engine: CFM INTL CFM56-7B24
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ENG11IA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG11IA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101224053739I

## Narrative

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

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ENG11IA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG11IA011), Dec 25, 2010: Boeing 737 (N248WN), San Francisco, CA, incident, no damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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