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| Date: | Saturday 2 April 1983 |
| Time: | 16:13 LT |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas MD-82 |
| Owner/operator: | Republic Airlines |
| Registration: | N1004F |
| MSN: | 48090/1040 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1072 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W JT8D-217 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 146 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | 20n Bryce, UT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Minneapolis, MN (MSP |
| Los Angeles, CA (KLAX) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE CRUISING AT FL 350 THE FLT EXPERIENCED A FLAME-OUT OF BOTH ENGINES. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY TO SALT LAKE ARTC CENTER & THE FLT WAS VECTORED TOWARD PAGE,AZ FOR A POSSIBLE EMERGENCY LANDING. AT 12,200 FT THE CAPTAIN RESTARTED BOTH ENGINES BY SWITCHING THE CENTER TANK BOOST PUMPS ON. THE ACFT THEN CLIMBED TO 17,000 FT & DIVERTED TO LAS VEGAS, LANDING AT 1604 WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE FLT HAD DEPARTED MINNEAPOLIS WITH THE PROPER FUEL LOAD. HOWEVER, THE CREW WAS DISTRACTED FROM THE CLIMB CHECKLIST AFTER DEPARTURE BY A HEADING CHANGE & A KNOB COMING OFF THE DIGITAL FLIGHT GUIDANCE SYSTEM WHILE THE CAPTAIN WAS SETTING IN A NEW HEADING. AS A RESULT, THE ITEM OF 'FUEL PUMPS-CHECKED' WAS MISSED& THE CENTER TANK PUMPS WERE NEVER TURNED ON. DURING THE RESTART THE CAPTAIN REALIZED THE OMISSION & CORRECTED IT. THE FLT HAD BEEN ON THE MAIN TANKS WHICH WERE EXHAUSTED CAUSING THE FLAME-OUTS. THE CENTER WING TANK CONTAINED ABOUT 13,500 POUNDS OF FUEL.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX83IA174
History of this aircraft
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| 16 August 1987 | N312RC | Northwest Airlines | 154 | Detroit-Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, MI (DTW) | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Apr-2024 12:17 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 17-Oct-2024 17:19 | ASN | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Narrative, ] |
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