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Incident

FAA incident report · Doug DC983 · Seattle, WA · March 11, 2000

Date: March 11, 2000 · 14:19 local
Place: Seattle, WA
Airport: Seattle-Tacoma International
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: ASAA
Aircraft: N974AS
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA00IA050
Reported as: Doug DC983
People aboard: 91
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 11,800 total8,347 in this make and model159 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Alaska flight 444, returned to ksea shortly after departuredue to discovery by a lfight attendant of what appeared to be explosive device (mbs) found on a childs carry-on-bag in the overhead. The aircraft was directed to and parked in a remote area of the ksea airport. Due to the slow opening of the L1 airstair and deplannig process, the captain directed an emergency evacuation to expite deplanning.

As the FAA filed it

ALASKA FLIGHT 444, RETURNED TO KSEA SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTUREDUE TO DISCOVERY BY A LFIGHT ATTENDANT OF WHAT APPEARED TO BE EXPLOSIVE DEVICE (MBS) FOUND ON A CHILDS CARRY-ON-BAG IN THE OVERHEAD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIRECTED TO AND PARKED IN A REMOTE AREA OF THE KSEA AIRPORT. DUE TO THE SLOW OPENING OF THE L1 AIRSTAIR AND DEPLANNIG PROCESS, THE CAPTAIN DIRECTED AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION TO EXPITE DEPLANNING.

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 SEA00IA050Incident · Minor injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportSeattle, WAThe flight crew's encounter with a suspicious device, which necessitated an emergency evacuation.Mar 12, 2000 · Minor damage