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| Date: | Saturday 25 June 1983 |
| Time: | 22:00 LT |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51 |
| Owner/operator: | Eastern Airlines |
| Registration: | N405EA |
| MSN: | 47688/799 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 20792 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W JT8D-17 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 77 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Tampa, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Atlanta-William B. Hartsfield International Airport, GA (ATL/KATL) |
| Tampa, FL (KTPA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
SMOKE WAS OBSERVED COMING FROM UNDER THE RIGHT REAR LAVATORY DOOR DURING THE TAXI FROM LANDING. THE FIRE WAS NOT CONTAINED WITHIN THE WASTE RECEPTACLE. SOURCE OF THE FIRE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA83IA165
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 January 1990 | N405EA | Eastern Airlines | 0 | Philadelphia, PA | |
non |
| Misaligned or wrong runway/taxiway takeoff | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Apr-2024 05:22 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 17-Oct-2024 17:19 | ASN | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Narrative, ] |
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