# Incident 19950926033959I: Boeing 7374Q8, Ft Lauderdale, FL, September 26, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1995, 16:48 local time
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Ft Lauderdale-Hollywood International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: RIVA
- Location: 26.0894° N, 80.1507° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0894&lon=-80.1507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N404KW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7374Q8
- People aboard: 162
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95IA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95IA238) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950926033959I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

SMOKE IN AIRCRAFT ON CLIMBOUT. OXYGEN MASKS DEPLOYED. RETURNED. EVACUATED. SMOKE FROM ENGINE WASH. SLIDES SAFTIED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA95IA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95IA238), Sep 26, 1995: Boeing 737-400 (N404KW), Fort Lauderdale, FL, incident, no damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE WRITTEN MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES ADDRESSING STEPS TO BE FOLLOWED IN THE EVENT OF A COMPONENT FAILURE DURING AN ENGINE WASH. THE EMERGENCY SLIDES FAILED TO DEPLOY DUE TO IMPROPER INSTALLATION…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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