- Date
- October 7, 1983, 18:13 local (Oct 8, 1983, 01:13 UTC)
- Place
- Juneau, AK
- Injuries
- 87 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2808WBoeing 727-247
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19831007066249I
- Case key
- 4240
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the incident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical
Electrical system,electric switch - burnedCause
Electrical system,electric wiring - burnedCause
Analysis
Acft developed smoke in the cockpit on takeoff & subsequently the smoke abated. A second episode occurred at the top of the climb. The right hand taxi light switch had failed in an overheat condition & burned the insulation from an adjacentwire.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2808W
- Reported as
- Boeing 727-247
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 20580
- Airframe hours
- 33,490
- Engine
- P&W JT-8D-15, turbo jet
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Fire
- In-Flight
- Flight
- Part 121
- Registered owner
- Western Airlines
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Departed
- JNU · Juneau, AK
- Destination
- ANC · Anchorage, AK
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 12,000 total · 1,400 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.