- Date
- April 2, 1983, 15:13 local (23:13 UTC)
- Place
- 20n Bryce, UT
- Injuries
- 146 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1004FDouglas DC-9-82
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19830402031089I
- Case key
- 23586
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Analysis
While cruising at FL 350 the flt experienced a flame-out of both engines. The crew declared an emergency to salt lake artc center & the flt was vectored toward page,AZ for a possible emergency landing. At 12,200 ft the captain restarted both engines by switching the center tank boost pumps on. The acft then climbed to 17,000 ft & diverted to las vegas, landing at 1604 without further incident. The flt had departed minneapolis with the proper fuel load. However, the crew was distracted from the climb checklist after departure by a heading change & a knob coming off the digital flight guidance system while the captain was setting in a new heading. As a result, the item of 'fuel pumps-checked' was missed& the center tank pumps were never turned on. During the restart the captain realized the omission & corrected it. The flt had been on the main tanks which were exhausted causing the flame-outs. The center wing tank contained about 13,500 pounds of fuel.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1004F
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-9-82
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 48090
- Airframe hours
- 1,072
- Engine
- P&W JT8D-217, 20,000 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Registered owner
- Republic Airlines
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · April 1, 1983 · 6 hours before
- Departed
- MSP · Minneapolis, MN
- Destination
- LAX · Los Angeles, CA
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 9,336 total · 4,192 in this make and model · 9,000 as pilot in command · 150 in the last 90 days · 60 in the last 30 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 60 knots
- Visibility
- 100 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
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