# Incident 20230513011579I: Boeing 737-86J, El Paso, TX, May 13, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 2023, 08:04 local time
- Place: El Paso, TX
- Airport: El Paso International
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: I5EA
- Location: 31.8073° N, 106.3764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EL PASO INTL (ELP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8073&lon=-106.3764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N624XA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N624XA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-86J (registry code 13844CT, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-86j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56-7B26 series (registry code 13045, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-7b26-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737-86J
- Reported engine: CFM INTL CFM56-7B26
- People aboard: 24
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230513011579I

## Narrative

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

DURING CRUISE, AIRCRAFT AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT FIRE INDICATION ILLUMINATED IN THE COCKPIT.  THE CAPTAIN STATED THEY EXECUTED THE "CARGO FIRE" QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK (QRH) CHECKLIST.  THE INDICATION LIGHT WENT OUT.  THE FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO EL PASO, TEXAS (ELP).  THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER ISSUE.  DURING TAXI, HOWEVER, THE SAME CARGO BAY FIRE WARNING INDICATION ILLUMINATED AGAIN.  COMPANY REPORTS AND AIRPORT VIDEO SURVEILLANCE REVEAL THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED ON A TAXIWAY AND EVACUATED PASSENGERS AND FLIGHTCREW OUT THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT-ONE [R1] EMERGENCY EXIT AND SLIDE.  AIRPORT OPERATIONS TOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO A MILITARY RAMP AND TRANSPORTED THE CREW AND PASSENGERS AWAY FROM THE SITE.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE CARRIER:

CABIN CREW INTERVIEWS REVEALED CONFUSION COMMUNICATED WITH THE COCKPIT.

-  THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS STATED DURING ARRIVAL THE COCKPIT "CHIMED" THE CABIN ONLY ONCE INSTEAD OF THE CHIMES FOR EMERGENCIES.

-  THE COCKPIT BRIEFINGS FOR BOTH THE DIVERSION AND THE EVACUATION DID "NOT INFORM THEM OF THE ISSUE/PROBLEM."  "THEY NEEDED MORE INFO."

## Other reports on N624XA (2)

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

- [Incident 20220305007489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220305007489I), Mar 5, 2022: Boeing 737-86J (N624XA), Waterloo, IA, No damage. SWQ6851 on GPS rwy 18 approach, landed long runway 18. Aircraft continued to roll past the departure end of the runway, coming to a stop approximately 150 feet…
- [Incident 20180801014809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180801014809I), Aug 1, 2018: Boeing 737-86J (N624XA), Pardubice, No damage. Upon landing on runway 27 in Pardubice, czech republic the aircraft failed to come to a complete stop on the runway. It overran the runway into the grass by…

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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