Boeing 737-130 N417PE

Summary

On 28 June 1984 at about 03:34 local time, a Boeing 737-130 registered N417PE, operated by People Express, was involved in an incident near Portland, Maine, United States. 123 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

28 June 1984 at 03:34

Classification

Incident

Location

Portland, Maine, United States

Nearest airport

Portland (PWM)

Coordinates

43.6463, -70.3092

Aircraft

Boeing 737-130

Registration

N417PE

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

People Express

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Newark → Portland

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

NYC84IA225

2 people 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

CAPTAIN HEARD LOUD 'POP' AND OBSERVED AN ELECTRICAL PANEL INTERRUPTION ALONG WITH ILLUMINATION OF RT 'BUS OFF' & 'GEN OFF BUS' LIGHTS. NO GENERATOR AMPS OR FREQS WERE OBSERVED. FAINT ODOR OF SMOKE. CAPT STARTED APU AND PUT APU GENERATOR ON RT SIDE. 'BUS OFF' LIGHT EXTINQUISHED. WITHIN A MINUTE, SMOKE LEVEL INCREASED. CAPT REMOVED APU & CALLED FOR ELECTRICAL SMOKE AND FIRE CHECKLIST. EMERGENCY LANDING PERFORMED DURING WHICH ALL 4 MAIN GEAR TIRES FAILED. CREW & PAX PERFORMED EMERGENCY EVACUATION. INSPECTION OF ACFT DISCLOSED THE FAILURE IN THE GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT OCCURRED IN A CAPACITOR INSTALLED IN THE CIRCUIT. FAILURE OF THE #2 GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT RENDERED THE ANTI-SKID SYSTEM INOP RESULTING IN THE TIRE FAILURES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.