Boeing 737-700 N339AT
3 July 2008 · Seattle, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 July 2008 at about 05:36 local time, a Boeing 737-700 registered N339AT was involved in an incident near Seattle, Washington, United States. 314 people were on board and nobody was injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 05:36
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Seattle, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Seattle-Tacoma Intl (SEA)
- Coordinates
- 47.4592, -122.3153
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737-700
- Registration
- N339AT
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Baltimore → Seattle
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night
- NTSB number
- OPS08IA007
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 314 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 314 |
Probable cause
The flight crew's diverted attention during taxi. Contributing to the incident was the air traffic control clearance was not followed.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
After the Boeing 737 landed on runway 34C, the airplane exited the runway via high-speed taxiway F, rolled passed the illuminated hold short line for runway 34R and finally stopped on runway 34R as an Airbus A330 few almost directly overhead. The Boeing 737 flight crew had acknowledged two hold short clearances from the tower controller, but never saw the hold short line. After making the landing using idle reverse power, the first officer steered the airplane onto the taxiway, gave control to the captain, ran the "After Landing" checklist, and shut down the right engine. During this time, the captain was consulting his airport diagram while taxiing. Elapsed time from weight-on-wheels to right engine shutdown was 40 seconds. The Airbus A330 flight crew did not see the other airplane and was not aware of the conflict. After the over flight, the Boeing 737 continued across runway 34R and taxied to the gate. During the Boeing 737 approach in visual conditions, runway 34R would have been visible and the tower controllers takeoff clearance to the flight crew of the Airbus A330 was audible, but the crew of the Boeing 737 disregarded this information. The hold short markings, in-pavement lights and elevated guard lights were visible and illuminated but the flight crew of the Boeing 737 did not notice them. It is the policy of the operator of the Boeing 737 to minimize fuel burn by conducting idle reverse landings and by taxiing on one engine when possible.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing 737-700 | N339AT | - | - |
| Airbus A330-200 | N857NW | - | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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