- Date
- October 16, 1975
- Place
- Seattle, WA · SEATTLE, WA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 13 minor, 118 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N1815UDouglas DC-10
- Status
- Completed · report February 11, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 150362
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0037 75/10/16 SEATTLE,WA DOUGLAS DC-10 CR- 0 0 12 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1636 N1815U PX- 0 1119 54, 22937 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-NONE OT- 0 0 0 1840 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SEATTLE-TACOMA OPERATOR - UNITED AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SEATTLE,WA SAN FRANCISCO,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION SYSTEMS - OTHER SYSTEMS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE GROUND TRAINING-PROCEDURES REMARKS- APU P-3 AIR SUPPLY LINE MISSING.DRG SHUTDWN FUEL CTL MALF,CAUSED FIRE-INJ OCCURRED DRG EVAC.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1815U
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-10
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Airport
- Seattle-Tacoma
N1815URegistration cancelled Jun 10, 2002 · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10Engine modelGE CF6-6 series
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Other investigations on N1815U · 1
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