# Accident 20150706015989A: Boeing 737-7H4, Phoenix, AZ, July 6, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2015, 21:30 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix Sky Harbor International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWAA
- Location: 33.4343° N, 112.0116° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PHOENIX SKY HARBOR INTL (PHX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4343&lon=-112.0116&mi=10
- Aircraft: N289CT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N289CT) (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: 149
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 12,878 total, 12,878 in this make and model, 206 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150706015989A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 6, 2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 2215 (LOCAL TIME), SOUTHWEST AIRLINES AIRCRAFT N289CT, OPERATING AS FLIGHT 211 DEPARTED SKY HARBOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, PHOENIX, AZ (PHX) ON RWY 25R. JUST PRIOR TO ROTATION, #2 TIRE BLEW OUT, ANTI-SKID INOP LIGHT AND LOWER LANDING GEAR INDICATOR LIGHTS SHOWED "LEFT DOWN" BLANK SO CREW ELECTED NOT TO RAISE GEAR. DURING CLIMB, SYSTEM HYDRAULIC LOW PRESS ILLUMINATED AND QUANTITY SHOWED ZERO. DECLARED EMERGENCY. RETURNED TO PHX FOR AN ILS RWY 26 APPROACH AND LANDING. SMOOTH TOUCHDOWN AND NORMAL DECELERATION.  DUE TO BLOWN TIRE, DEBRIS DAMAGED HYDRAULIC LINES AND CABLES IN LEFT MAIN WHEEL WELL RESULTING IN LACK OF NOSE WHEEL STEERING. AS AIRCRAFT SLOWED, LATERAL CONTROL BECAME INCREASINGLY INEFFECTIVE DESPITE CAPTAIN USING DIFFERENTIAL REVERSE THRUST AND BRAKING, TILLER AND RUDDER. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT BELOW 50 KNOTS. NUMBER 2 ENGINE STRUCK RUNWAY SIGNAGE. AIRCRAFT STOPPED 90 DEGREES TO THE RUNWAY FACING NORTH. NO COCKPIT INDICATIONS OF FIRE OR STRUCTUAL DAMAGE. CAPTAIN SECURED THE ENGINES. PHX FIRE COMMAND EXTINGUISHED MINOR SIGNAGE FIRE AND CONFIRMED NO FURTHER DAMAGE. DEPLANED PASSENGERS USING AIRSTAIRS AND TRANSPORTED BY BUS TO THE TERMINAL. NO PASSENGER OR CREW INJURIES NOTED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N289CT (1)

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

- [Accident 20210521004232A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210521004232A), May 21, 2021: Boeing 737-7H4 (N289CT), Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. On may 21, 2021 at Midway International Airport, Chicago, IL, [privacy data omitted], was proceding on their ATC clearance to taxi to runway 22L, from gate…

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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