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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Boeing 727-230 · San Diego, CA · June 27, 2005

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Date
June 27, 2005 · 18:12 local
Place
San Diego, CA
Airport
San Diego International-Lindbergh Fld
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
C8GA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N357KP
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX05LA218
Reported as
Boeing 727230
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D15
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,900 total1,935 in this make and model
N357KPRegistration cancelled Mar 9, 2019 · Boeing 727-230S/N 20675 · Built 1972Airframe modelBoeing 727-230Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D seriesTurbo-jet

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What happened

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

(-23) On June 27, 2005 at approximately 1820 hrs PDT, a B-727, N357KP, operated by capital air cargo (C8GA), was pushed back by a tug to a position where the engines could safely be started prior to flight. Engines 1&2 were successfully started. As the 1st officer attempted to start the #3 engine they observed the oil pressure rise on #3. The crew heard what sounded like another acft "starting up or coming up on the power." At that time the flight engineer observed that the #2 throttle was in the full foreward position. The flight engineer yelled to shut the engines down. Engines 1&2 were shut down. The aircraft which was still attached to the tug lurched forward across the tow bar and impacted the tug. The 1st officer continued to crank #3 engine to ensure there was no residual fuel that could start a fire. The crew shut down #3 and secured the aircraft. The flight crew checked with the ground crew to see if anyone was hurt. (This aircraft had maintenance performed on the #2 engine throttle linkage prior to engine start. The flight crew agreed to operationally check the #2 engine prior to flight). Drug/alcohol tests were taken on all engine maintenance personnel. The results were negative.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JUNE 27, 2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 1820 HRS PDT, A B-727, N357KP, OPERATED BY CAPITAL AIR CARGO (C8GA), WAS PUSHED BACK BY A TUG TO A POSITION WHERE THE ENGINES COULD SAFELY BE STARTED PRIOR TO FLIGHT. ENGINES 1&2 WERE SUCCESSFULLY STARTED. AS THE 1ST OFFICER ATTEMPTED TO START THE #3 ENGINE THEY OBSERVED THE OIL PRESSURE RISE ON #3. THE CREW HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE ANOTHER ACFT "STARTING UP OR COMING UP ON THE POWER." AT THAT TIME THE FLIGHT ENGINEER OBSERVED THAT THE #2 THROTTLE WAS IN THE FULL FOREWARD POSITION. THE FLIGHT ENGINEER YELLED TO SHUT THE ENGINES DOWN. ENGINES 1&2 WERE SHUT DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT WHICH WAS STILL ATTACHED TO THE TUG LURCHED FORWARD ACROSS THE TOW BAR AND IMPACTED THE TUG. THE 1ST OFFICER CONTINUED TO CRANK #3 ENGINE TO ENSURE THERE WAS NO RESIDUAL FUEL THAT COULD START A FIRE. THE CREW SHUT DOWN #3 AND SECURED THE AIRCRAFT. THE FLIGHT CREW CHECKED WITH THE GROUND CREW TO SEE IF ANYONE WAS HURT. (THIS AIRCRAFT HAD MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THE #2 ENGINE THROTTLE LINKAGE PRIOR TO ENGINE START. THE FLIGHT CREW AGREED TO OPERATIONALLY CHECK THE #2 ENGINE PRIOR TO FLIGHT). DRUG/ALCOHOL TESTS WERE TAKEN ON ALL ENGINE MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL. THE RESULTS WERE NEGATIVE.

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 LAX05LA218Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSan Diego, CAthe inadvertent throttle movement by one of the flight crew and the captain's inadequate supervision during the engine start sequence.Jun 28, 2005 · Substantial damage

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