Boeing 747-123 N9674

Summary

On 27 January 1986 at about 19:50 local time, a Boeing 747-123 registered N9674 was involved in an incident near Miami, Florida, United States. 240 people were on board and 16 had minor injuries. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

27 January 1986 at 19:50

Classification

Incident

Location

Miami, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Maimi Intl (MIA)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing 747-123

Registration

N9674

Category

Airplane

Engines

4

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Miami → Caracas

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA86IA066

16 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

SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE THE CREW NOTED SMOKE IN THE CABIN AND THE COCKPIT. THE CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED BACK AT THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. HE THEN DIRECTED AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION. DURING THE EVACUATION SEVERAL EMERGENCY SLIDES FAILED TO DEPLOY AND SEVERAL PASSENGERS RECEIVED INJURIES. THE SLIDES FAILED DUE TO IMPROPER PACKING, MAINTENANCE, AND IMPROPER PARTS. THE SMOKE THAT WAS OBSERVED CAME FROM THE #4 ENGINE #3 BEARING LABYRINTH SEAL THAT LEAKED DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE EVC CONTROLLER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.