# Incident 20230207021729I: Boeing 737-8, San Diego, CA, February 7, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 2023, 09:20 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: San Diego International Airpor
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 32.7336° N, 117.1897° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SAN DIEGO INTL (SAN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7336&lon=-117.1897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77259, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77259) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-8 (registry code 13844FZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International LEAP-1B28B series (registry code 13124, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-leap-1b28b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737-8
- Reported engine: CFM INTL LEAP-1B28B
- 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/20230207021729I

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 7, 2023 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A UAL B737-MAX 8, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (7259), FLIGHT CREW REPORTED A PASSENGERS LAPTOP CHARGER CHORD ELECTRICAL SHORTING IN AREA OF SEAT 2B. FLIGHT CREW PERFORMED AN AIR TURN BACK TO ORIGINATION POINT. INFLIGHT CREW USED FWD DR1-L FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, BOTH WATER AND CHEMICAL. FLIGHT CREW REQUESTED LOCAL FIRE AND RESCUE. FLIGHT CREW GENERATED DISCREPANCY LOG 3790353.

SAN DIEGO LINE MAINTENANCE REPLACED FIRE CONTAINMENT BAGS IN FLIGHT COMPARTMENT AND AFT CABIN STORAGE AREAS WITH NEW FIRE CONTAINMENT BAGS. REPLACED BOTH WATER AND CHEMICAL FIRE EXTINGUISHER AT F/A STORAGE AREA. AIRCRAFT OVERWEIGHT INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED PER AMM 05-51-35-210-801 MINOR DAMAGE, CARPET WAS REPLACED IN AREA OF INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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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