- Date
- October 5, 1986, 01:35 local (08:35 UTC)
- Place
- Seattle, WA
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N1843UMcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10
- Weather
- Not reported
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861005073879A
- Case key
- 40540
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the incident.
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Analysis
During attempt to apply ground power to acft, internal feeder cables shorted and melted down. Investigation revealed poor workmanship by contracted maintenance personnel in modification installation.
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
Maintenance,modification - poorCause
Electrical system,electric wiring - shortedCause
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1843U
- Reported as
- Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 3143
- Engine
- GE CF-6, turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Part 121
- Registered owner
- United Air Lines
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Airport
- SEA · Sea-Tac
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
Weather
- Conditions
- Not reported
- Visibility
- 2 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.