Aviation Crash Map

Boeing 737-200 N206AU

27 August 1992 · Miami, Florida, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 27 August 1992 at about 00:10 local time, a Boeing 737-200 registered N206AU, operated by Carnival Airlines, was involved in an accident near Miami, Florida, United States. 95 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 00:10
Classification
Accident
Location
Miami, Florida, United States
Nearest airport
Miami International (MIA)
Coordinates
25.8206, -80.2990
Aircraft
Boeing 737-200
Registration
N206AU
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
Carnival Airlines
Operating rule
Part 121: Air Carrier
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Unknown → Nassau
Aircraft damage
Not recorded
Weather
VMC
Light
Dusk
NTSB number
MIA92LA167

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
95 0 1 2 92

Probable cause

FAILURE (SHORT) OF A DIODE LOCATED INSIDE A TRANSFORMER WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE NO. 1 GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

WHILE AWAITING TAKEOFF CLEARANCE, THE CAPT STATED THAT HE OBSERVED A FLASH OF LIGHT & SMELLED SMOKE. HE INITIATED THE PAX EVACUATION CHECKLIST & ALL PAX EVACUATED THE ACFT. EXAM OF THE ACFT BY COMPANY MAINT PERSONNEL REVEALED THAT THE NO. 1 GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT (GCU) LOCATED BEHIND THE FIRST OFFICER'S SEAT EXPERIENCED INTERNAL FAILURE. THE GCU WAS REMOVED FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION. EXAM OF THE UNIT REVEALED THAT A DIODE LOCATED INSIDE A TRANSFORMER WAS SHORTED, WHICH OVERHEATED THE TRANSFORMER & PRODUCED THE SMOKE. ACCORDING TO BOEING, THERE HAVE BEEN 12 SIMILAR OCCURRENCES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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