32.7831° N, 96.8067° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas, TX, within about 10 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 23, 1983 · 19:00 local
Place
Dallas, TX
Airport
Dallas Ft Worth R
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AALA
Aircraft
N897
Reported as
Boeing 727
People aboard
99
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.
Cabin filled with smoke while holding for gate. Generator control bus circuit breaker was popped. Fans not working.
As the FAA filed it
CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE WHILE HOLDING FOR GATE. GENERATOR CONTROL BUS CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS POPPED. FANS NOT WORKING.