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| Date: | Monday 18 November 1996 |
| Time: | 21:49 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-222 |
| Owner/operator: | United Airlines |
| Registration: | N9038U |
| MSN: | 19076/99 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 54614 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W JT8D-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 87 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Grand Rapids, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Chicago, IL (KORD) |
| (KGRR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight crew received a engine fire warning during an approach to land. The crew performed engine fire emergency procedures and a single engine landing was accomplished. After landing, it was reported that the smoke was coming out of the #2 engine and the Captain ordered an evacuation of the airplane. The exit door 1R slide deployed automatically when the door was opened. The slides for exit doors 1L and 2R did not automatically inflate. Both slides were inflated manually. A passenger exited out of the 1L door and fractured her ankle. According to one of the flight attendants, the passenger did not jump out the exit as directed, but rather sat down, and slid out. Another flight attendant could not rotate door handle on exit door 2L. With assistance from a passenger the door was opened at which time the escape slide inflated into the airplane blocking both of the aft exists. Investigation revealed the operator received approval for an alternate mean of compliance for AD 85-25-04 addressing 737-100, 200, and 300 escape slide modifications, testing and inspections.
Probable Cause: a passenger sustained a fractured ankle during an emergency evacuation for undetermined reasons.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI97FA030
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Mar-2024 07:35 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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