Incident · 1996-06-14

NTSB case CHI96IA200 · Boeing 727-30C · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1996-06-14
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Boeing 727-30C (N906UP)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

low pressure in the fuel lines caused when the crossfeed valve was closed and the boost pumps to the effected fuel tank were turned off, a fuel pressure surge (spike) accompanied by a rapid drop in high pressure pump output and burner line pressures, when boosted fuel was reintroduced to the system, which resulted in temporary fuel starvation to the three engines, and the inadequate aircraft/equipment design by production personnel (STC holder). A factor which contributed to this incident was the flight engineer's management of the fuel system.

Source: NTSB case CHI96IA200

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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