# NTSB ENG24WA013: Boeing 737-79P, N7826B, San Miguel de Cozumel, Mexico, April 27, 2024

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Class 3 · Foreign
- Date: April 27, 2024, 20:40 local (20:40 UTC)
- Place: San Miguel de Cozumel, Mexico · Engine startup on taxiway from Cozumel International Airport
- Coordinates: 20.513204, -86.930003 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.5132&lon=-86.9300&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Pushback/towing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/200) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Pushback/tow-engine start-up: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340)
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: Southwest Airlines, GE Aerospace
- NTSB case key (mKey): 194199
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG24WA013
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/194199/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG24WA013

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Pushback/tow-engine start-up: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340) (defining event)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7826B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7826B), registered now, S/N 30035, built 2003 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737-79P
- Registry model: [Boeing 737-79P](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-79p) (registry code 13844JA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [CFM International CFM56-7B24 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-7b24-series) (registry code 13044, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 30035
- Year built: 2003
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: Southwest Airlines Co
- Registered owner: Southwest Airlines Co
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Airport: CZN, Cozumel International Airport
- Equipment: Unknown

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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