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| Date: | Sunday 15 January 1995 |
| Time: | 08:23 LT |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas MD-83 |
| Owner/operator: | Alaska Airlines |
| Registration: | N972AS |
| MSN: | 53448/2074 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1994 |
| Engine model: | P&W JT8D-200 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | 9 NM from Portland International Airport, OR (PDX/KPDX) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Honolulu-Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, HI (HNL/PHNL) |
| Portland International Airport, OR (PDX/KPDX) | |
| Investigating agency: | FAA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Alaska Airlines flight ASA802 was nearing Portland after a flight from Honolulu when the fuel quantity went under 5000 pounds per tank and still used automatic systems to monitor it, which are typically unreliable.
Sources:
FAA ASIAS Summary 1995
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/9658012 (Photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jun-2025 11:24 | Justanormalperson | Added |
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