Boeing 727-276 XASIJ

Summary

On 3 April 1995 at about 14:49 local time, a Boeing 727-276 registered XASIJ was involved in an incident near Dfw Airport, Texas, United States. 160 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

3 April 1995 at 14:49

Classification

Incident

Location

Dfw Airport, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing 727-276

Registration

XASIJ

Category

Airplane

Engines

3

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 129: Foreign

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Cozumel

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW95IA156

2 people had minor injuries.

THE IMPROPER USE OF THE EVACUATION SLIDE BY THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT. A FACTOR WAS THE SHORT IN THE NUMBER 1 ENGINE FIRE WARNING SYSTEM, WHICH MOTIVATED THE CAPTAIN TO ORDER AN EVACUATION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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A SHORT IN THE ENGINE SENSING UNIT ACTIVATED THE AURAL AND VISUAL FIRE WARNINGS FOR THE NUMBER 1 (LEFT) ENGINE DURING CLIMB. WHEN EMERGENCY CHECKLIST PROCEDURES DID NOT EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WARNING, AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, AND THE AIRPLANE RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT FOR A ONE-ENGINE-OUT LANDING. AFTER EXITING THE RUNWAY, THE CAPTAIN INITIATED AN EVACUATION. THE FORWARD RIGHT (R1) MANUAL SLIDE DID NOT FULLY DEPLOY. SIGNATURES ON THE SLIDE COMPONENTS AND DOOR INDICATE THAT THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT MANUALLY INFLATED THE SLIDE BEFORE THE DOOR WAS OPEN ENOUGH TO ALLOW IT TO DEPLOY PROPERLY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.