Lockheed L-1011-385-1 N714DA

Summary

On 26 October 1985 at about 00:41 local time, a Lockheed L-1011-385-1 registered N714DA, operated by Delta Airlines, Inc., was involved in an incident near Dallas/Ft.worth, Texas, United States. 226 people were on board and one had minor injuries. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

26 October 1985 at 00:41

Classification

Incident

Location

Dallas/Ft.worth, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Dfw Intl. Apt (DFW)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Lockheed L-1011-385-1

Registration

N714DA

Category

Airplane

Engines

3

Operator

Delta Airlines, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → San Francisco

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Bright

NTSB number

FTW86IA020

1 person had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

NO. 3 ENG DEVELOPED AN EXHAUST STACK FIRE DURING THE SECOND ATTEMPTED START FOLLOWING TAXI OUT. THE 1ST START WAS ABORTED WHEN CREW BECAME AWARE OF A 15 MINUTE DELAY BEFORE TAKEOFF. DURING THE 2ND START, EXCESS FUEL TORCHED IN THE COMBUSTORS AND THE EXHAUST STACK. NO EVACUATION WAS ORDERED BY RESPONSIBILE CREW MEMBERS, BUT PANICKED PASSENGERS FORCED A FLT ATTENDANT TO OPEN THE LEFT REAR EXIT AND THE SLIDE DEPLOYED. 15 PASSENGERS EVACED BEFORE ORDER COULD BE RESTORED. ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES WHEN A SECOND PASSENGER ROLLED OVER THE TOP OF HER AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SLIDE. FIRE WAS EXTINGUISED WITHIN 2 MINUTES BY CFR CREWS. INSP OF THE ACFT DID NOT REVEAL ANY DAMAGE AND INSP OF ENG REVEALED NO DEFICIENCIES. SUSPECT EXCESSIVE START FUEL INTRODUCED INTO CUMBUSTORS DURING FIRST ABORTED START OR SECOND START.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.