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Accident

FAA accident report · Boeing 767-332 · Portland, OR · February 20, 1996

Date: February 20, 1996 · 07:15 local
Place: Portland, OR
Airport: Portland International
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: DALA
Aircraft: N125DL
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA96LA062
Reported as: Boeing 767332
Reported engine: GE CF680A2
People aboard: 135
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 21,000 total4,101 in this make and model223 in the last 90 days

N125DLRegistration cancelled Dec 6, 2018 · Boeing 767-332S/N 24075 · Built 1988 Airframe modelBoeing 767-332 Engine modelGE CF6-80 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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

(.4)While the Boeing 767 was taxiing for departure, the crew of another aircraft reported that there was smoke and flames coming from the Boeing 767 APU exhaust. The crew of the Boeing 767 shut down the APU and began coordinating with dispatch for a return to the gate. The crew was then directed by the tower to hold their position and to shut down their engines. Soon thereafter, the tower advised the crew that the fire marshall had called for the aircraft to be evacuated because there was still smoke coming from the APU exhaust. The aircraft was evacuated using the evacuation slides at the door exits. One passenger received serious injuries during the evacuation. An inspection of the APU showed that the fuel control unit and the gearbox shutoff valve needed to be replaced. Once those units were replaced, the APU was test run with no further discrepancies noted.

As the FAA filed it

(.4)WHILE THE BOEING 767 WAS TAXIING FOR DEPARTURE, THE CREW OF ANOTHER AIRCRAFT REPORTED THAT THERE WAS SMOKE AND FLAMES COMING FROM THE BOEING 767 APU EXHAUST. THE CREW OF THE BOEING 767 SHUT DOWN THE APU AND BEGAN COORDINATING WITH DISPATCH FOR A RETURN TO THE GATE. THE CREW WAS THEN DIRECTED BY THE TOWER TO HOLD THEIR POSITION AND TO SHUT DOWN THEIR ENGINES. SOON THEREAFTER, THE TOWER ADVISED THE CREW THAT THE FIRE MARSHALL HAD CALLED FOR THE AIRCRAFT TO BE EVACUATED BECAUSE THERE WAS STILL SMOKE COMING FROM THE APU EXHAUST. THE AIRCRAFT WAS EVACUATED USING THE EVACUATION SLIDES AT THE DOOR EXITS. ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES DURING THE EVACUATION. AN INSPECTION OF THE APU SHOWED THAT THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT AND THE GEARBOX SHUTOFF VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ONCE THOSE UNITS WERE REPLACED, THE APU WAS TEST RUN WITH NO FURTHER DISCREPANCIES NOTED.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB SEA96LA062Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPortland, ORthe passenger's unsuccessful (improper) evacuation of the aircraft. The malfunctioning APU was a related factor in that it torched and produced smoke, due to a faulty fuel control unit and/or gearbox shutoff valve, thereby prompting an emergency evacuation of…Feb 20, 1996 · No damage

Other reports on N125DL · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19900803047909IInitial Approach-IFR · Dallas-Ft Worth, TXAdvised of bomb threat on approach. Landed and evacuated. Had chute malfunctions. No bomb found.Aug 3, 1990