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| Date: | Saturday 11 March 2000 |
| Time: | 17:25 LT |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas MD-83 |
| Owner/operator: | Alaska Airlines |
| Registration: | N974AS |
| MSN: | 53450/2078 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1994 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 21741 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W JT8D-217C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 93 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Seattle, WA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Seattle, WA (KSEA) |
| Ontario, CA (KONT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to officials from the Federal Aviation Administration, a passenger inadvertently picked up a backpack containing a Modular Bomb System (MBS), a security testing device used for training security personnel. The passenger then boarded the airplane. During climb, a flight attendant discovered the device and reported it to the flight crew. The flight attendant said that there was a bag that looked like a bomb. The captain had the first officer verify the flight attendant's observation. The captain requested an emergency return to Seattle, and asked for emergency equipment to stand by. After landing, the airplane was directed to a remote location and the crew performed the emergency evacuation
Probable Cause: The flight crew's encounter with a suspicious device, which necessitated an emergency evacuation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA00IA050
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-May-2024 10:25 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 17-Oct-2024 17:17 | ASN | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Narrative, ] |
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