Boeing 737-400 N404KW
26 September 1995 · Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 26 September 1995 at about 20:48 local time, a Boeing 737-400 registered N404KW, operated by Carnival Airlines, was involved in an incident near Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. 165 people were on board and 3 had minor injuries. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:48
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood (FLL)
- Coordinates
- 26.0894, -80.1507
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737-400
- Registration
- N404KW
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Carnival Airlines
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Islip
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA95IA238
People
3 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 165 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 162 |
Probable cause
INADEQUATE WRITTEN MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES ADDRESSING STEPS TO BE FOLLOWED IN THE EVENT OF A COMPONENT FAILURE DURING AN ENGINE WASH. THE EMERGENCY SLIDES FAILED TO DEPLOY DUE TO IMPROPER INSTALLATION BY COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DURING INITIAL TAKEOFF CLIMB THE FLIGHT CREW ENCOUNTERED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT, AND COMMANDED AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION OF PASSENGERS AND FLIGHT CREW. TWO AFT EMERGENCY SLIDES DID NOT DEPLOY. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THE SMOKE/FUMES ENTERED THE AIRPLANE THROUGH THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM AS A RESULT OF A WASH SOLUTION REMAINING IN THE LEFT ENGINE LONGER THAN REQUIRED DURING AN ENGINE WASH. WHILE THE ENGINE WAS BEING WASHED ON THE DAY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, THE STARTER FAILED AND THE SOLUTION REMAINED IN THE ENGINE MORE THAN THE REQUIRED 20 MINUTES WHILE THE STARTER WAS BEING CHANGED. EXAMINATION OF THE AFT EMERGENCY SLIDES REVEALED THE INSTALLATION SAFETY PINS WERE STILL INSTALLED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2 Nov 1995 | Boeing 737-3B7 | Portland, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jan 1995 | Boeing 737-3A4 | Houston, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 1995 | Boeing 737-3H4 | Lubbock, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Feb 1995 | Piper PA-30 | Miami, Florida, United States | Zimetm Malcolm | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Feb 1995 | Hughes 500C | Key Largo, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 6 Mar 1995 | Bell 206L | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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