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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 737-222 · Seattle, WA · April 9, 1991

Date
April 9, 1991 · 19:54 local
Place
Seattle, WA
Airport
Seattle-Tacoma International
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UALA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9003U
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA91IA081
Reported as
Boeing 737222
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D7B
People aboard
31
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
14,075 total12,037 in this make and model188 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.

Left engine caught fire after departure. Returned. Evacuated on taxiway. Had one slide problem.

As the FAA filed it

LEFT ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE AFTER DEPARTURE. RETURNED. EVACUATED ON TAXIWAY. HAD ONE SLIDE PROBLEM.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N9003U · 1

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