Accident · 2000-11-29

NTSB case DCA01MA005 · Douglas DC-9 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 2000-11-29
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: Douglas DC-9 (N826AT)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: AIRTRAN AIRWAYS INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): AIRTRAN AIRWAYS INC

Probable cause

the leakage of lavatory fluid from the airplane's forward lavatory onto electrical connectors, which caused shorting that led to a fire. Contributing to the accident were the inadequate servicing of the lavatory and the failure of maintenance to ensure reinstallation of the shield over the fuselage station 237 disconnect panel.

Source: NTSB case DCA01MA005

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.

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