19861005073879A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Doug DC1010 · Seattle, WA · October 5, 1986

Date
October 5, 1986 · 01:35 local
Place
Seattle, WA
Airport
Seattle-Tacoma International
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UALA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1843U
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA87IA003
Reported as
Doug DC1010
Reported engine
GE CF6*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Smoke was observed during servicing. The ground power feeder cable was improperly installed during modification.

As the FAA filed it

SMOKE WAS OBSERVED DURING SERVICING. THE GROUND POWER FEEDER CABLE WAS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED DURING MODIFICATION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.