Boeing 757-232 N694DL

Summary

On 2 June 2002 at about 17:27 local time, a Boeing 757-232 registered N694DL was involved in an accident near Fairfield, Illinois, United States. 115 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

2 June 2002 at 17:27

Classification

Accident

Location

Fairfield, Illinois, United States

Coordinates

38.3633, -88.3433

Aircraft

Boeing 757-232

Registration

N694DL

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fairfield → Covington

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC02LA110

1 person was seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The captain reported that during a descent in IMC conditions, the traffic collision avoidance system (TCAS) sounded "traffic, traffic, traffic." The TCAS displayed a target 700 feet below, and 15 miles ahead of the flight. However, the TCAS did not issue a resolution advisory. The flight crew could not visually identify the traffic, and the captain instructed the first officer to stop the descent. The first officer disconnected the autopilot and then "quickly" leveled the airplane. During the level off, a flight attendant fell and suffered a fractured leg. Subsequently, a review of the TCAS and check with ATC revealed that the traffic was at FL 260, not FL 270. A review of the airline's operations manual revealed that deviation from an ATC clearance was authorized for a resolution advisory.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.