# NTSB Accident DFW06FA056
> **Boeing 737-524** · 2006-01-16 · El Paso, TX, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DFW06FA056
- **Event ID:** 20060131X00140
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2006-01-16
- **Location:** El Paso, TX, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 119
- **Total aboard:** 120
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Boeing
- **Model:** 737-524
- **Registration:** N32626
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** MINR
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the mechanic's failure to maintain proper clearance with the engine intake during a jet engine run, and the failure of contract maintenance personnel to follow written procedures and directives contained in the airline's general maintenance manual.  Factors contributing to the accident were the insufficient training provided to the contract mechanics by the airline, and the failure of the airport to disseminate a policy prohibiting ground engine runs above idle power in the terminal area.

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