# Accident 19960220045979A: Airbus A300B4605R, New York, NY, February 20, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1996, 07:10 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: John F Kennedy International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 40.6506° N, 73.7901° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6506&lon=-73.7901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11060, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11060-2011-09-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Industrie A300 B4-605R (registry code 3930308, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a300-b4-605r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF6-80 series (registry code 30025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-80-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A300B4605R
- Reported engine: GE CF680C2A5
- People aboard: 129
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,108 total, 3,313 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC96LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960220045979A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE AIRCRAFT WAS PUSHED BACK FROM THE GATE, AND BOTH ENGINES WERE STARTED. THE PNEUMATICS WERE SHIFTED FROM THE AUXILLARY POWER UNIT TO THE ENGINES. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, SMOKE WAS OBSERVED IN THE COCKPIT AND CABIN. THE FLIGHTCREW DONNED SMOKE MASKS, AND THE CAPTAIN COMMANDED AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION. DURING EVACUATION, 2 PASSENGERS WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED, AND 32 PASSENGERS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE WAS A HYDRAULIC CHECK VALVE FAILURE, WHICH ALLOWED HYDRAULIC FLUID INTO THE ENGINE PNEUMATIC DUCT. INVESTIGATION ALSO NOTED THAT THE 3R DOOR EVAUCATION SLIDE DID NOT DEPLOY. FURTHER INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT THE DOOR DID NOT FULLY OPEN. ALTHOUGH, WHEN MANUALLY PUSHED DURING THE INVESTIGATION, THE DOOR WENT FULLY OPEN, AND THE SLIDE DEPLOYED AND INFLATED.

## 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 NYC96LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA063), Feb 20, 1996: Airbus Industrie A-300B4-605R (N11060), Jamaica, NY, minor damage. Probable cause: unsuccessful use of the evacuation slides by passengers during an emergency evacuation of the aircraft. The hydraulic valve failure, subsequent hydraulic leak, and resultant smoke were related…

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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