What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On December 15, 1998, about 1216 eastern standard time, a Boeing 737-232, N327DL, registered to wilmington trust company trustee, operated by delta air lines inc., flight 2461, as a 14 CFR part 121 scheduled domestic passenger/cargo flight, experienced a reported total loss of electrical power on approach for landing at Orlando International Airport, Orlando, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and an IFR flight plan was filed. The airplane sustained minor damage. The airline transport-rated pilot -in-command (PIC), first officer (fo), 3 flight attendants, and 51 passengers reported no injuries. The flight originated from boston, Massachusetts, about 3 hours 6 minutes before the incident. The PIC stated they were cleared for a visual approach to runway 35 at Orlando International Airport. The fo was flying the airplane. All descent and approach checklists were completed. The APU was started on base leg. The fo called for the gear and flaps 15. The airplane experienced a total loss of electrical power as the gear and flaps were extended. The APU did not start, and the battery indicated between 17 to 18 volts. The normal checklist procedures were accomplished followed by the quick reference procedures. Electrical power was unable to be restored. A go-around was initiated to continue the checklist. All communications and electrical equipment failed. The flap indicator indicated an asymmetrical setting. A flight controllability check was accomplished with no anomalies. The flight was continued and landing was made to runway 35. A left main landing gear tire blew out on rollout. The airplane cleared the runway, stopped, and was towed to the ramp.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON DECEMBER 15, 1998, ABOUT 1216 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A BOEING 737-232, N327DL, REGISTERED TO WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY TRUSTEE, OPERATED BY DELTA AIR LINES INC., FLIGHT 2461, AS A 14 CFR PART 121 SCHEDULED DOMESTIC PASSENGER/CARGO FLIGHT, EXPERIENCED A REPORTED TOTAL LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER ON APPROACH FOR LANDING AT ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ORLANDO, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT-RATED PILOT -IN-COMMAND (PIC), FIRST OFFICER (FO), 3 FLIGHT ATTENDANTS, AND 51 PASSENGERS REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ABOUT 3 HOURS 6 MINUTES BEFORE THE INCIDENT. THE PIC STATED THEY WERE CLEARED FOR A VISUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 35 AT ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE FO WAS FLYING THE AIRPLANE. ALL DESCENT AND APPROACH CHECKLISTS WERE COMPLETED. THE APU WAS STARTED ON BASE LEG. THE FO CALLED FOR THE GEAR AND FLAPS 15. THE AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER AS THE GEAR AND FLAPS WERE EXTENDED. THE APU DID NOT START, AND THE BATTERY INDICATED BETWEEN 17 TO 18 VOLTS. THE NORMAL CHECKLIST PROCEDURES WERE ACCOMPLISHED FOLLOWED BY THE QUICK REFERENCE PROCEDURES. ELECTRICAL POWER WAS UNABLE TO BE RESTORED. A GO-AROUND WAS INITIATED TO CONTINUE THE CHECKLIST.ALL COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT FAILED. THE FLAP INDICATOR INDICATED AN ASYMMETRICAL SETTING. A FLIGHT CONTROLLABILITY CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO ANOMALIES. THE FLIGHT WAS CONTINUED AND LANDING WAS MADE TO RUNWAY 35. A LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE BLEW OUT ON ROLLOUT. THE AIRPLANE CLEARED THE RUNWAY, STOPPED, AND WAS TOWED TO THE RAMP.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.