McDonnell Douglas MD-80 N932AS
20 December 1997 · San Francisco, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 December 1997 at about 02:15 local time, a McDonnell Douglas MD-80 registered N932AS was involved in an incident near San Francisco, California, United States. 75 people were on board and nobody was injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 02:15
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- San Francisco, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- San Francisco (SFO)
- Coordinates
- 37.5591, -122.3691
- Aircraft
- McDonnell Douglas MD-80
- Registration
- N932AS
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Palm Springs → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- LAX98IA061
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
Probable cause
An emergency evacuation due to fumes from a failed hydraulic line that entered into the cabin.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The captain ordered an emergency evacuation after noxious fumes and mist entered the aircraft during the taxi to the gate after landing. Examination of the aircraft found the source of the vapors as a failed hydraulic return line from the left-hand engine thrust reverser. Leaking fluid from the line was ingested into the aircraft's APU which had been started in accordance with normal procedures.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other McDonnell Douglas MD-80 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Dec 1996 | McDonnell Douglas MD-80 | Seattle, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Dec 1996 | McDonnell Douglas MD-80 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 1996 | McDonnell Douglas MD-80 | Jamaica, New York, United States | American Airlines, Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Feb 1999 | McDonnell Douglas MD-80 | Raleigh, North Carolina, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 2000 | McDonnell Douglas MD-80 | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | Continental Airlines | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 May 2000 | McDonnell Douglas MD-80 | Paris, France | Air Liberte | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Aug 1997 | Airbus A300 B4-203 | Los Angeles, California, United States | Pan American World Airways, In | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1997 | Bell UH-1H | Tahoe City, California, United States | Usda / Forest Service | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 1997 | Cessna 152 | Julian, California, United States | Plus One Flyers, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Oct 1997 | Schweizer 2-32 | Warner Springs, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Oct 1997 | Bellanca 7ECA | Tracy, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Oct 1997 | Extra Flugzeugbau EA-300 | Castaic, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |