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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 737-800 · Albuquerque, NM · March 11, 2018

Date
March 11, 2018 · 20:27 local
Place
Albuquerque, NM
Airport
Albuquerque International Sunp
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
SWAA
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N8501V
Reported as
Boeing 737-800
Reported engine
CFM International CFM56-7B27E/F
People aboard
145
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
5
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
14,068 total14,068 in this make and model227 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

At cruise flight attendant reported burning smell in the aft part of the cabin. Flight diverted to abq. Upon landing in abq captain instructed psgrs to remain seated. D flight attendant stated smoke began to worsen and made the decision to begin evacuation. Evacuation out of all four door exits. 5 minor injuries.

As the FAA filed it

AT CRUISE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED BURNING SMELL IN THE AFT PART OF THE CABIN. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO ABQ. UPON LANDING IN ABQ CAPTAIN INSTRUCTED PSGRS TO REMAIN SEATED. D FLIGHT ATTENDANT STATED SMOKE BEGAN TO WORSEN AND MADE THE DECISION TO BEGIN EVACUATION. EVACUATION OUT OF ALL FOUR DOOR EXITS. 5 MINOR INJURIES.