- Date
- June 25, 1983, 22:00 local (Jun 26, 1983, 02:00 UTC)
- Place
- Tampa, FL
- Injuries
- 77 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N405EAMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 30829
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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.
Fire/explosion
Misc eqpt/furnishings,lavatories - burnedCause
Analysis
Smoke was observed coming from under the right rear lavatory door during the taxi from landing. The fire was not contained within the waste receptacle. Source of the fire could not be determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N405EA
- Reported as
- Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 47688
- Airframe hours
- 20,792
- Engine
- P&W JT8D-17, turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Fire
- In-Flight
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- Eastern Airlines
- Registered owner
- Connecticut National Bank
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- Unknown · June 26, 1983
- Departed
- ATL · Atlanta, GA
- Destination
- TPA · Tampa, FL
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- TPA · Tampa
N405EARegistration cancelled Dec 4, 2000 · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51
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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--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 9,700 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Observed at
- TPA
Other investigations on N405EA · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.