ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 370568
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| Date: | Saturday 1 April 2000 |
| Time: | 22:00 LT |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas MD-82 |
| Owner/operator: | Alaska Airlines |
| Registration: | N934AS |
| MSN: | 49235 |
| Engine model: | P&W JT8D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 145 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Seattle/Tacoma International Airport, WA (SEA/KSEA) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Seattle/Tacoma International Airport, WA (SEA/KSEA) |
| Las Vegas-McCarran International Airport, NV (LAS/KLAS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The MD-82 aircraft was parked at gate C-9 at night with the jetway still attached, and most of the passengers had boarded. The aircraft's APU was inoperative and electrical power was being supplied by an external ground power unit. Additionally, cabin air conditioning was being provided by an external ground source through the aircraft's right engine air conditioning system. Electrical ground power then failed resulting in the aircraft's cabin lights going out and the emergency floor track lights automatically illuminating. Smoke/fumes from the electrical ground power cart exhaust were pulled into the aircraft's cabin through the external ground source. Passengers and crew noted the smoke and then evacuated the aircraft via the forward, left cabin door (L-1) through the jetway and into the terminal without injury.
Probable Cause: Contaminated air being ducted into the aircraft's cabin from the engine exhaust of a nearby ground power cart.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA00IA062
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Mar-2024 12:05 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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