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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 727251 · Detroit, MI · March 27, 1988

Date
March 27, 1988 · 20:20 local
Place
Detroit, MI
Airport
Detroit Metro Wayne County
Phase of flight
Idling Engines
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
NWAA
Aircraft
N277US
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI88IA088
Reported as
Boeing 727251
People aboard
152
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,200 total4,200 in this make and model210 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.

APU backfired on startup while waiting for clearance to taxi. Passengers and attendents panicked and evacuated.

As the FAA filed it

APU BACKFIRED ON STARTUP WHILE WAITING FOR CLEARANCE TO TAXI. PASSENGERS AND ATTENDENTS PANICKED AND EVACUATED.

NTSB investigation

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