- Date
- May 23, 1983, 10:45 local (15:45 UTC)
- Place
- Memphis, TN
- Injuries
- 59 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N752NBoeing B-737-222
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830523028679I
- Case key
- 5987
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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.
Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction
Electrical system,electric relay - popped/trippedCause
Air cond/heating/pressurization - overtemperature
Analysis
A malfunctioning relay resulted in overheating of an air conditioning pack causing the evacuation of the acft prior to takeoff.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N752N
- Reported as
- Boeing B-737-222
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 19073
- Engine
- P&W JT8D-7, 14,000 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Registered owner
- Piedmont Airlines, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- MEM · Memphis Int'L.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MEM
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.