21.3069° N, 157.8583° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Honolulu, HI, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 21, 1983 · 16:12 local
Place
Honolulu, HI
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
WALA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N901WA
Reported as
Doug DC1010
Reported engine
GE CF6*
People aboard
238
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
An electrical short occurred when the ground power unit was plugged into the aircraft receptacle. Cause undetermine
As the FAA filed it
AN ELECTRICAL SHORT OCCURRED WHEN THE GROUND POWER UNIT WAS PLUGGED INTO THE AIRCRAFT RECEPTACLE. CAUSE UNDETERMINE