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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 737-7H4 · Las Vegas, NV · June 8, 2012

Date: June 8, 2012 · 19:35 local
Place: Las Vegas, NV
Airport: Mc Carran International
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: SWAA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N787SA
Reported as: Boeing 737-7H4
Reported engine: CFM International CFM56 series
People aboard: 118
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

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What happened

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

Unwrapped conditioned air hose was prepositioned outside of normal safety zone which is a safe condition and follows swa procedures. During aircraft taxi into las gate B11 the unwrapped air hose was picked up by gusty winds (25MPH) and with #1 engine operated (above idle RPM) caused the FOD ingestion of the conditioned air hose into #1 engine. The #1 engine was inspected and required removal and replacement. Swa cmo was contacted and provided with incident details.

As the FAA filed it

UNWRAPPED CONDITIONED AIR HOSE WAS PREPOSITIONED OUTSIDE OF NORMAL SAFETY ZONE WHICH IS A SAFE CONDITION AND FOLLOWS SWA PROCEDURES. DURING AIRCRAFT TAXI INTO LAS GATE B11 THE UNWRAPPED AIR HOSE WAS PICKED UP BY GUSTY WINDS (25MPH) AND WITH #1 ENGINE OPERATED (ABOVE IDLE RPM) CAUSED THE FOD INGESTION OF THE CONDITIONED AIR HOSE INTO #1 ENGINE. THE #1 ENGINE WAS INSPECTED AND REQUIRED REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT. SWA CMO WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED WITH INCIDENT DETAILS.