- Date
- May 17, 1984, 17:23 local (21:23 UTC)
- Place
- Covington, KY
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 12 minor, 125 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N723RWBoeing 727
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 3, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840517023879I
- Case key
- 6279
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After leveling at FL330, the #2 eng fire warning light & bell activated. The crew followed the published procedures, shut down the eng & used a fire bottle. They then diverted to cincinnati & made a precautionary landing. After landing, fire dept personnel monitored the acft & radioed info to ground control. In turn, ground control relayed info to the crew while taxiing. Fire truck personnel reported seeing a 'small amount' of smoke from the #1 eng. Ground control relayed the info without the words 'small amount.' Subequently, the acft was stopped & was evacuated using the escape slides. 1 passenger was seriously injured when a slide burst. There was evidence it was punctured by a shoe nail after the shoe's heel came off. Investigation revealed there was a false fire warning indication due to a shorted fire detector. The flt attendants (f/a) were not properly briefed. 1 f/a unhooked a girt bar before opening exit 4R, rendering it unusable. Some passengers tried to exit with carry-on baggage. The rear stair exit was not used.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N723RW
- Reported as
- Boeing 727
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21202
- Airframe hours
- 12,756
- Engine
- P&W JT8D-17R, turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Registered owner
- Republic Airlines, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Departed
- BNA · Nashville, TN
- Destination
- DTW · Detroit, MI
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- CVG · Greater Cincinnati Int'L
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane, Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 18,730 total · 350 in this make and model · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CVG, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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