ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 147091
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| Date: | Sunday 17 April 1988 |
| Time: | 19:02 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-217 |
| Owner/operator: | Continental Airlines |
| Registration: | N433PE |
| MSN: | 19886/101 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 56304 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W JT8D-9 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 108 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, OH (CLE) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Newark International Airport, NJ (EWR) |
| Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, OH (CLE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While on final approach smoke and flames developed in cabin above overhead luggage bins over seats 16A, B and C. The crew declared an emergency, landed, turned off the runway expeditiously, and stopped on runway 18, and evacuated. Smoke poured from the opened cabin doors. The fire started when a flourescent light ballast burned and ignited insulation blankets and foam air-conditioning duct insulation. The fire burned insulation blankets, damaged wire bundels, burned through the back of a stowage bin, and ignited a carryon bag inside the bin and burned some duct insulation. Smoke started to fill the cabin when an emergency evacuation was performed using all four evacuation slides. Fire department personnel extinguished the fire.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
Passenger compartment light(s) .. Shorted
Aircraft/equipment, inadequate design .. Manufacturer
Passenger compartment light(s) .. Arcing
Sources:
NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jul-2012 07:20 | harro | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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