NONE · BOEING 727-31 · 1991-11-02 · GULF OF MEXICO
Event
NTSB number
MIA92IA020
Event ID
20001212X18486
Type
Incident
Date
1991-11-02
Location
GULF OF MEXICO
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
118
Total aboard
118
Aircraft
Make
BOEING
Model
727-31
Registration
N839TW
FAR Part
121
Engines
3
Damage
MINR
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
THE OVERFILLING OF THE FORWARD LAVATORY DURING SERVICING AND THE FAILURE TO REPLACE THE FILL/RINSE LINE CAP AFTER SERVICING BY THE GROUND SERVICE PERSONNEL WHICH RESULTED IN THE LAVATORY VENTING FLUID THROUGH THE FILL/RINSE LINE DURING FLIGHT AND THE SUBSEQUENT ICE FORMATION AND INGESTION OF ICE INTO NUMBER THREE ENGINE.