# NTSB Incident MIA98IA193
> **Boeing 737-7H4** · 1998-07-07 · BIRMINGHAM, AL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA98IA193
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10653
- **Type:** Incident
- **Date:** 1998-07-07
- **Location:** BIRMINGHAM, AL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.569274, -86.71051
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 96
- **Total aboard:** 96
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Boeing
- **Model:** 737-7H4
- **Registration:** N701GS
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** MINR
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The improper electronic control unit software logic that permitted the electronic control unit to lock on a failed hydromechanical resolver, which failed due to damage to a wire that was incurred during the manufacturing process, resulting in an uncommanded and sudden increase in fuel flow to the engine that damaged the turbine and caused the engine to lose power.

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