- Date
- April 9, 1981
- Place
- Washington, DC · WASHINGTON, DC
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 97 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N281USBoeing 727
- Status
- Completed · report April 27, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 126576
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0001 81/4/9 WASHINGTON,DC BOEING 727 CR- 0 0 7 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1340 N281US PX- 0 0 91 UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL DAMAGE-NONE OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - WASHINGTON NATL OPERATOR - NORTHWEST AIRLINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP WASHINGTON,DC PHOENIX,AZ ST.PAUL,MN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS STATIC: PARKED-ENGINES NOT OPERATING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - FLIGHT ENGINEER: IMPROPER USE OF EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER SYSTEMS - AIR CONDITION,HEATING AND PRESSURIZATION: CABIN TEMP. CONTROL AND TEMP. INDICATING SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BINDING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURE REMARKS- AIR COND VLV STUCK BFR ENG START.S/O PULLED FAN CB.PACK OVRHT,SMOKE IN CABIN.PAX EVAC,JUMPED FM WG
Aircraft
- Registration
- N281US
- Reported as
- Boeing 727
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Airport
- Washington Natl
N281USRegistration cancelled Jun 18, 2013 · Boeing 727-251Airframe modelBoeing 727-251Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series
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