# Incident 20240825016679I: Boeing 737-790, Seatac, WA, August 25, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 2024, 13:25 local time
- Place: Seatac, WA
- Airport: Seatac
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ASAA
- Location: 47.4437° N, 122.2985° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of SeaTac, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4437&lon=-122.2985&mi=10
- Aircraft: N613AS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N613AS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-790 (registry code 13844CN, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-790) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737-790
- Reported engine: CFM INTL. CFM56 SERIES
- 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/20240825016679I

## Narrative

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

AUG 25, 2024, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^DEPARTED SEA ON ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, SEA TO OAK, EXPERIENCED AN UN-COMMANDED IFSD OF THE LH ENGINE SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTING SEA. AIRCRAFT TURNED BACK TO SEA AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL EMERGENCY LANDING. UPON INSPECTION OF THE LH ENGINE, IT WAS FOUND TO BE SEIZED TIGHT WITH MULTIPLE LPT BLADES IN PIECES SCATTERED WITHIN THE EXHAUST NOZZLE. BORESCOPE OF ENGINE, PRELIMINARY INDICATIONS OF HPT DISTRESS AND FAILURE LEADING TO DOWNSTREAM LPT FAILURE. MINOR AIRCRAFT SKIN DAMAGE TO LH WING, LH FUSELAGE AND LH STABILIZER DUE TO ENGINE DEBRIS EXITING THE EXHAUST NOZZLE. END

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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