- Date
- October 25, 1985, 19:41 local (Oct 26, 1985, 00:41 UTC)
- Place
- Dallas/Ft.Worth, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 225 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N714DALockheed L-1011-385-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851025058809I
- Case key
- 21975
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
No. 3 eng developed an exhaust stack fire during the second attempted start following taxi out. The 1st start was aborted when crew became aware of a 15 minute delay before takeoff. During the 2nd start, excess fuel torched in the combustors and the exhaust stack. No evacuation was ordered by responsibile crew members, but panicked passengers forced a flt attendant to open the left rear exit and the slide deployed. 15 passengers evaced before order could be restored. One passenger received minor injuries when a second passenger rolled over the top of her at the bottom of the slide. Fire was extinguised within 2 minutes by CFR crews. Insp of the acft did not reveal any damage and insp of eng revealed no deficiencies. Suspect excessive start fuel introduced into cumbustors during first aborted start or second start.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N714DA
- Reported as
- Lockheed L-1011-385-1 (L-1011-385)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 193C-1090
- Engine
- Rolls-Royce RB-211-22C-02, 41,030 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- Delta Airlines, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Departed
- DFW
- Destination
- SFO · San Francisco, CA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- DFW · Dfw Intl. Apt, runway 18, 11,388 × 200 ft, concrete
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 18,000 total · 3,000 in this make and model · 205 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DFW
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N714DA · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.