Boeing 767-322 N648UA

Summary

On 1 January 1994 at about 11:59 local time, a Boeing 767-322 registered N648UA, operated by United Airlines Inc., was involved in an incident near Miami, Florida, United States. 169 people were on board and nobody was injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

1 January 1994 at 11:59

Classification

Incident

Location

Miami, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Miami International (MIA)

Coordinates

25.9299, -80.1396

Aircraft

Boeing 767-322

Registration

N648UA

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

United Airlines Inc.

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Chicago

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Dawn

NTSB number

MIA94IA043

Nobody was injured.

EMERGENCY PROCEDURE INITIATED BY AN UNQUALIFIED PERSON.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE AIRPLANE HAD BEEN PUSHED FROM THE GATE AND THE #1 ENGINE HAD BEEN STARTED. DURING ENGINE START OF THE #2 ENGINE, A HIGH FUEL FLOW WAS OBSERVED BY THE FLIGHT CREW AND A PASSENGER IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRPLANE OBSERVED A FLAME AFT OF THE EXHAUST. THE PASSENGER SHOUTED 'FIRE', OPENED THE #2L DOOR AND DEPLOYED THE EMERGENCY ESCAPE SLIDE. THE PASSENGERS BEGAN AN UNCOMMANDED EVACUATION OF THE AIRPLANE. THE CAPTAIN WAS ADVISED BY A FLIGHT ATTENDANT THAT THE REMAINING PASSENGERS WANTED TO EVACUATE THE AIRPLANE AND THE CAPTAIN DIRECTED THAT THE #1L AND #1R DOORS BE OPENED AND THE EMERGENCY ESCAPE SLIDES UTILIZED. THE CAPTAIN SECURED THE ENGINES, ENTERED THE CABIN AND THEN STOPPED THE EVACUATION OF THE REMAINING 24 PEOPLE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.