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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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Oct 1992 | Boeing 737-300 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States | Usair | No injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 1992 | Boeing 737-300LR | Flushing, New York, United States | Usair | Fatal | - |
| 15 May 1992 | Boeing 737-200 | Palacios, Texas, United States | Southwest Airlines Co. | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1992 | Boeing 737-204 | Tucuti, Panama | Copa Airlines | Unknown | - |
| 3 Aug 1992 | Boeing 737-300 | Springfield, Missouri, United States | Southwest Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 1992 | Boeing 737-200 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Mark Air, Inc | No injuries | - |
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