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FAA incident report · Boeing 737401 · Charlotte, NC · June 19, 2001

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Date
June 19, 2001 · 08:47 local
Place
Charlotte, NC
Airport
Charlotte-Douglas International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
USAA
Aircraft
N405US
Reported as
Boeing 737401
Reported engine
GE CFM56*
People aboard
61
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
13,400 total

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What happened

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

(-23) N405US, inbound to Charlotte/Douglas airport (clt) experienced and electrical problem when the number 1 transfer bus circuit breaker tripped. This resulted in the loss of instrumentation on the captain's side. The first officer assumed the role of flying pilot. The captain requested "expeditious handling" by ATC. The remainder of the flight was uneventful. Once off the active and on taxiway e behind other aircraft a passenger informed a flight attendant (fa) that they had smelled smoke. The fa advised the captain and based on the circumstances the captain ordered an emergency evacuation of the aircraft. The four main exit doors (1L, 1R, 2L, 2R) were opened and the slides deployed. During deployment the 1R slide became twisted due to jet blast from an MD 80 aircraft ahead of N405US. 1R door was not used for egress. All passengers egressed using 1L, 2L & 2R doors with no preference noted. The only time frame given was 10 seconds for the fa to notify the captain and evacuation was "quick". Three passengers received "minor injuries" during the evacuation (one twisted ankle, one twisted knee and one scraped elbow). The passengers were treated by paramedics at the term inal and they all continued to their destinations.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N405US, INBOUND TO CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS AIRPORT (CLT) EXPERIENCED AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WHEN THE NUMBER 1 TRANSFER BUS CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED. THIS RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF INSTRUMENTATION ON THE CAPTAIN'S SIDE. THE FIRST OFFICER ASSUMED THE ROLE OF FLYING PILOT. THE CAPTAIN REQUESTED "EXPEDITIOUS HANDLING" BY ATC. THE REMAINDER OF THE FLIGHT WAS UNEVENTFUL. ONCE OFF THE ACTIVE AND ON TAXIWAY E BEHIND OTHER AIRCRAFT A PASSENGER INFORMED A FLIGHT ATTENDANT (FA) THAT THEY HAD SMELLED SMOKE. THE FA ADVISED THE CAPTAIN AND BASED ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES THE CAPTAIN ORDERED AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE FOUR MAIN EXIT DOORS (1L, 1R, 2L, 2R) WERE OPENED AND THE SLIDES DEPLOYED. DURING DEPLOYMENT THE 1R SLIDE BECAME TWISTED DUE TO JET BLAST FROM AN MD 80 AIRCRAFT AHEAD OF N405US. 1R DOOR WAS NOT USED FOR EGRESS. ALL PASSENGERS EGRESSED USING 1L, 2L & 2R DOORS WITH NO PREFERENCE NOTED. THE ONLY TIME FRAME GIVEN WAS 10 SECONDS FOR THE FA TO NOTIFY THE CAPTAIN AND EVACUATION WAS "QUICK". THREE PASSENGERS RECEIVED "MINOR INJURIES" DURING THE EVACUATION (ONE TWISTED ANKLE, ONE TWISTED KNEE AND ONE SCRAPED ELBOW). THE PASSENGERS WERE TREATED BY PARAMEDICS AT THE TERM INAL AND THEY ALL CONTINUED TO THEIR DESTINATIONS.