- Date
- June 10, 1983, 20:35 local (Jun 11, 1983, 00:35 UTC)
- Place
- San Juan, PR
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 6 minor, 145 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- HI242Boeing 727-200
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 30787
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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
As the acft was departing, the airline company received info concerning a bomb threat. The aircrew were instructed to return to the arpt & land. After landing, the acft was parked at an isolated area & portable stairs were positioned at the left forward door. The rear door could not be opened immediately due to an apparent malfunction. During the evacuation, several passengers proceeded to open an overwing emergency exit & jump from the leading edge of the wing. One passenger was seriously injured & 6 received minor injuries.
Aircraft
- Registration
- HI242
- Reported as
- Boeing 727-200
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21036
- Engine
- P&W JT8D-15, 15,500 horsepower, turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 129
- Registered owner
- Dominicana De Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Destination
- STO · Dominican Rep.
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- SJU · Isla Verde
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificate
- Foreign
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 100° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 13 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SJU