- Date
- November 25, 1987, 12:42 local (20:42 UTC)
- Place
- Los Angeles, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor, 142 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N383AUBoeing 737-387
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 3, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871125083289A
- Case key
- 25793
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Analysis
The Boeing 737-387, N383AU, operating as usair flt 20, a regularly scheduled domestic flight, returned to lax shortly after takeoff, when the capt was advised of a bomb threat. After landing on rwy 24L, the capt parked the airplane on the west end of the rwy. Usair gnd psnl failed to bring the stairs in a timely manner and the capt ordered an emergency evacuation. One pax sustained minor injuries when she exited an overwing emergency exit after an unidentified pax opened it on his own initiative. Another pax, an elderly female, sustained serious injuries when she used the left rear slide. 3 unidentified male pax were asked to assist other pax, but after they exited they ran fm the acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N383AU
- Reported as
- Boeing 737-387
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 23700
- Airframe hours
- 201
- Engine
- GE CFM-56-3B2, turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- Usair
- Registered owner
- Usair
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · November 24, 1987
- Departed
- LAX
- Destination
- IND · Indianapolis, IN
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- LAX · Los Angeles, runway 24, 10,285 × 150 ft, concrete
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 17,700 total · 1,400 in this make and model · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LAX
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.