- Date
- February 3, 1988, 16:14 local (22:14 UTC)
- Place
- Nashville, TN
- Injuries
- 18 minor, 113 uninjured; on the ground: 5 minor
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N569AAMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 15, 1991
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19880203010419I
- Case key
- 15901
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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.
Analysis
American flt 132 was loaded with undeclared & improperly marked haz mtrl (hm) packed in a fiber drum. It contained 5 galof 50% hydrogen peroxide solution (oxidizer) & 25 lbs of textreat s-w (corrosive agent; sodium orthosilicate-based mix),shipped by textile treatments intl. The drum was loaded on its side in the midcargo (class-d) comprt. Hm leaked drg flt,causing heat. Just bfr lndg, smoke entered pax cabin. The capt (aware of rprtd APU fumes on a prev flt) was skeptical of rprtd smoke. After lndg, he notified ATC of psbl cargo comprt fire & requested CFR. Acft was evacuated on twy; 4 f/a,9 pax, 2 CFR & 3 gnd psnl suffered smoke inhalation, eye irritation or minor injury. Inv revealed shipper lacked know- ledge abt restrns & rqrments of shipping hm; proc inadqt for detecting undeclared hm shipments. Lack of heat/smoke de- tection equip & insufficient flt crew comm resulted in delay of detecting in-flt fire & declaration of emergency. Inadqtdesign of cargo compart & its lack of fire ext rdcd the ability to stop or prevent spread of fire. (See: NTSB/HZM-88/02)
Aircraft
- Registration
- N569AA
- Reported as
- Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 49351
- Airframe hours
- 2,001
- Engine
- P&W JT8D-219, 21,700 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Fire
- In-Flight
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- American Airlines
- Registered owner
- Wilmington Trust Co.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · February 2, 1988 · 6 hours before
- Departed
- DFW · Dallas/Ft Worth, TX
- Destination
- BNA · Nashville, TN
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- BNA · Nashville Metro, runway 2L, 7,702 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight engineer
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 7,700 total · 400 in this make and model · 177 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 10° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 54 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BNA
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.