ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 147064
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| Date: | Thursday 4 January 1990 |
| Time: | 09:10 |
| Type: |  Boeing 727-251 |
| Owner/operator: | Northwest Airlines |
| Registration: | N280US |
| MSN: | 21159/1179 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 145 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | over Madison, Florida -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Tampa International Airport, FL (TPA/KTPA) |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, MN (MSP/KMSP) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
While cruising at FL350 the crew heard a bang and noted the loss of no 3 engine power. A safe emergency landing was carried out at Tampa International Airport, FL (TPA). It appeared that the forward lavatory external seal was missing the safety button and the internal seal was improperly installed allowing for leakage when the airplane was pressurized. Frozen chunks of lavatory fluid had been ingested by the no. 3 engine, causing it to separate from the fuselage. The aircraft was later repaired.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The failure of company service personnel to properly service the airplane forward lavatory."
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: MIA90IA047 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001212X22451&key=1
2. FAA; http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=280US
3. Aviation Week & Space Technology 8.1.90(p.32)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 October 1998 | N280US | Aeropostal | 0 | Caracas-Simon Bolivar Airport |  |
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Images:
I took this at KTPA 04 Jan 1990. This picture was shown in the USA Today and New York Times on 05 Jan 1990.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jul-2012 07:20 | harro | Added |
| 06-Jan-2014 07:24 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, Photo, ] |
| 04-Mar-2016 18:29 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Mar-2022 13:30 | PolandMoment | Updated [Narrative] |
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