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| Date: | Thursday 28 February 2008 |
| Time: | 10:27 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-824 |
| Owner/operator: | Continental Airlines |
| Registration: | N33289? |
| MSN: | 31607/1542 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2004 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 144 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Juan Santamaria International Airport, San Jose (SJO) -
 Costa Rica
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | San José-Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO/MROC) |
| Newark-Liberty International Airport, NJ (EWR/KEWR) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Continental Airlines flight 1797, diverted as emergency to SJO after smoke was detected in the flightdeck, pilots had to use oxygen masks
Sources:
http://www.unionradio.com.ve/Noticias/Noticia.aspx?noticiaid=233096
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 January 2024 | N33289 | United Airlines | 0 | SE of Denver, CO |  |
min |
| Windscreen cracks or failure | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Feb-2008 22:14 | relax630 | Added |
| 02-Feb-2025 17:07 | ASN | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
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