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| Date: | Sunday 19 January 1986 |
| Time: | 18:44 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 727-214 |
| Owner/operator: | Skybus |
| Registration: | N545PS |
| MSN: | 20169/743 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 31881 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W JT8D-7 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 146 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Las Vegas, NV -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Las Vegas-McCarran International Airport, NV (LAS/KLAS) |
| Moline, IL (KMLI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AFTER ACTIVATION OF NO 1 ENGINE FIRE WARNING SIGNALS A SECOND TIME, FLT CREW DECLARED EMERG AND RETURNED FOR LNDG. FUEL DUMP WAS SEEN BY SOME GRND OBSERVERS AS SMOKE TRAIL AND THIS WAS REPORTED TO FLT CREW. ACFT WAITING TAKEOFF REPORT THAT NO SMOKE OR FIRE WAS VISIBLE BUT FUEL DUMP STILL IN PROGRESS WAS OVERRIDDEN BY OTHER TRANSMISSIONS. EMERG EVACUATION VIA SLIDES WAS INITIATED AFTER ACFT CAME TO A STOP ON RUNWAY. EIGHT PASSENGERS SUSTAINED REPORTED INJURIES DURING EVACUATION. FIRE WARNING TRACED TO SHORT-CIRCUIT IN SYSTEM; ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA86LA044
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2024 08:17 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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