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| Date: | Saturday 1 January 1994 |
| Time: | 08:59 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 767-322ER |
| Owner/operator: | United Airlines |
| Registration: | N648UA |
| MSN: | 25285/443 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1992 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5781 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W 4060 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 169 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Miami, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | (KMIA) |
| Chicago, IL (KORD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRPLANE HAD BEEN PUSHED FROM THE GATE AND THE #1 ENGINE HAD BEEN STARTED. DURING ENGINE START OF THE #2 ENGINE, A HIGH FUEL FLOW WAS OBSERVED BY THE FLIGHT CREW AND A PASSENGER IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRPLANE OBSERVED A FLAME AFT OF THE EXHAUST. THE PASSENGER SHOUTED 'FIRE', OPENED THE #2L DOOR AND DEPLOYED THE EMERGENCY ESCAPE SLIDE. THE PASSENGERS BEGAN AN UNCOMMANDED EVACUATION OF THE AIRPLANE. THE CAPTAIN WAS ADVISED BY A FLIGHT ATTENDANT THAT THE REMAINING PASSENGERS WANTED TO EVACUATE THE AIRPLANE AND THE CAPTAIN DIRECTED THAT THE #1L AND #1R DOORS BE OPENED AND THE EMERGENCY ESCAPE SLIDES UTILIZED. THE CAPTAIN SECURED THE ENGINES, ENTERED THE CABIN AND THEN STOPPED THE EVACUATION OF THE REMAINING 24 PEOPLE.
Probable Cause: EMERGENCY PROCEDURE INITIATED BY AN UNQUALIFIED PERSON.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA94IA043
History of this aircraft
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| 20 December 2022 | N648UA | United Airlines | 0 | Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok International Airport (HKG/VHHH) |  |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Mar-2024 13:00 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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