- Date
- September 28, 1991, 17:50 local (21:50 UTC)
- Place
- East Boston, MA
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 126 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N819NYMcdonnell Douglas MD-82
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910928043739A
- Case key
- 37020
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Probable cause
The malfunction of an electrical component in the cockpit, which resulted in smoke and the subsequent emergency evacuation of the passengers from the airplane.
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
The airplane was taxiing for takeoff, when the cockpit filled with smoke. The captain stopped the airplane on a taxiway and ordered an emergency evacuation. An examination revealed a fuse holder for a cockpit instrument had malfunctioned and caused the fire/smoke.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N819NY
- Reported as
- Mcdonnell Douglas MD-82
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 49479
- Engine
- P&W JT8D217A, 20,000 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- Continental Airlines Inc.
- Registered owner
- Continental Airlines Inc.
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 2000
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- BOS · Logan Int'L Airport
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 9,200 total · 500 in this make and model · 6,000 as pilot in command · 150 in the last 90 days · 55 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.