Boeing 737-222 N9038U

Summary

On 19 November 1996 at about 01:49 local time, a Boeing 737-222 registered N9038U was involved in an accident near Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. 87 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.

Date

19 November 1996 at 01:49

Classification

Accident

Location

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Kent County International (GRR)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing 737-222

Registration

N9038U

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chicago → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

CHI97FA030

1 person was seriously injured.

a passenger sustained a fractured ankle during an emergency evacuation for undetermined reasons.

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

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The flight crew received a engine fire warning during an approach to land. The crew performed engine fire emergency procedures and a single engine landing was accomplished. After landing, it was reported that the smoke was coming out of the #2 engine and the Captain ordered an evacuation of the airplane. The exit door 1R slide deployed automatically when the door was opened. The slides for exit doors 1L and 2R did not automatically inflate. Both slides were inflated manually. A passenger exited out of the 1L door and fractured her ankle. According to one of the flight attendants, the passenger did not jump out the exit as directed, but rather sat down, and slid out. Another flight attendant could not rotate door handle on exit door 2L. With assistance from a passenger the door was opened at which time the escape slide inflated into the airplane blocking both of the aft exists. Investigation revealed the operator received approval for an alternate mean of compliance for AD 85-25-04 addressing 737-100, 200, and 300 escape slide modifications, testing and inspections.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.