# Incident 20120421006289I: Boeing 737-7H4, Las Vegas, NV, April 21, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 2012, 08:13 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Mccarran International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWAA
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734SA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N734SA-2024-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-7H4 (registry code 1384404, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-7h4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737-7H4
- Reported engine: CFM INTL. CFM56 SERIES
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120421006289I

## Narrative

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

DURING SOUTHWEST AIRLINES (FLIGHT 55) TAKEOFF ROLL AT SACRAMENTO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (SMF) THE LEFT MAIN INBOARD TIRE BLEW. IT WAS NOT NOTICED UNTIL THE AIRCREW RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR AND NOTICED A VIBRATION. SMF PERSONNEL CONFIRMED THE TIRE ISSUE WHEN THEY NOTICED RUBBER DEBRIS ON THE DEPARTED RUNWAY. THE AIRCREW CHOOSE TO CONTINUE THE FLIGHT TO IT ORGINAL DESTINATION, MCCARRAN INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (LAS). UNSURE OF WHICH TIRE FAILED, THE AIRCRAFT OVERFLEW THE CONTROL TOWER FOR VERIFICATION, THE CONTROL TOWER STATED IT WAS THE LEFT MAIN INBOARD TIRE THAT FAILED. THE AIRCRAFT PROCECEED TO LAND AT LAS WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N734SA (1)

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

- [Incident 20000620033949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000620033949I), Jun 20, 2000: Boeing 7377H4 (N734SA), Baltimore, MD, Minor damage. (-23)A catering truck was parked near the terminal gate B-5 while making a delivery. It was cocked at an angle due to construction. The marshaller hurried to…

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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