SERS · BOEING 727-232 · 1992-11-28 · CHICAGO, IL, USA
Event
NTSB number
CHI93LA043
Event ID
20001211X16023
Type
Accident
Date
1992-11-28
Location
CHICAGO, IL, USA
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
5
Uninjured
118
Total aboard
124
Aircraft
Make
BOEING
Model
727-232
Registration
N401DA
FAR Part
121
Engines
3
Damage
—
Conditions
Light
NDRK
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
THE CAPTAIN'S INADEQUATE COORDINATION WITH THE GROUND AND FLIGHT CREW. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PASSENGER'S PERCEPTION THAT THE APU EXHAUST WAS A FIRE, WHICH RESULTED IN ACTION THAT INITIATED AN EVACUATION.