Boeing 727-223 N876AA

Summary

On 7 January 1984 at about 08:53 local time, a Boeing 727-223 registered N876AA, operated by Alaska Airlines Inc, was involved in an incident near Seattle, Washington, United States. 81 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

7 January 1984 at 08:53

Classification

Incident

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Sea-Tac Int'l Arpt (SEA)

Coordinates

47.4401, -122.2805

Aircraft

Boeing 727-223

Registration

N876AA

Category

Airplane

Engines

3

Operator

Alaska Airlines Inc

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Anchorage → Seattle

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

SEA84IA037

Nobody was injured.

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

THE CAPT STATED THAT UPON VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE RWY, THE ACFT WAS DISPLACED SLIGHTLY TO THE LT & HE CORRECTED TOWARD CENTERLINE WITH RT RUDDER. WING TIP CONTACT WAS NEITHER HEARD NOT FELT IN THE COCKPIT. THERE WERE SEVERAL CONCURRENT REPORTS OF ARRIVING ACFT BEING DISPLACED TO THE LT WHEN EXECUTING THE RWY 34 ILS. A FLT & GRD CHECK OF THE SYSTEM REPORTED OPERATIONS TO BE WITHIN TOLERANCE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.