# Accident 19960220045989A: Boeing 767332, Portland, OR, February 20, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1996, 07:15 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland International
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 45.4400° N, 122.7599° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4400&lon=-122.7599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N125DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N125DL-2018-12-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 767-332 (registry code 1385101, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-767-332) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF6-80 series (registry code 30025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-80-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 767332
- Reported engine: GE CF680A2
- People aboard: 135
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21,000 total, 4,101 in this make and model, 223 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960220045989A

## Narrative

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

(.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.

## 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 SEA96LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA062), Feb 20, 1996: Boeing 767-332 (N125DL), Portland, OR, no damage. Probable cause: the 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…

## Other reports on N125DL (1)

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

- [Incident 19900803047909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900803047909I), Aug 3, 1990: Boeing 767332 (N125DL), Dallas-Ft Worth, TX. Advised of bomb threat on approach. Landed and evacuated. Had chute malfunctions. No bomb found.

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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