Accident · 2006-01-16
What the record says
- Event date
- 2006-01-16
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Fatal injury
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737-524 (N32626)
- Operating rule
- Part 121
- Operator
- CONTINENTAL AIRLINES INC Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- Continental Airlines
Probable cause
the mechanic's failure to maintain proper clearance with the engine intake during a jet engine run, and the failure of contract maintenance personnel to follow written procedures and directives contained in the airline's general maintenance manual. Factors contributing to the accident were the insufficient training provided to the contract mechanics by the airline, and the failure of the airport to disseminate a policy prohibiting ground engine runs above idle power in the terminal area.
Source: NTSB case DFW06FA056Flight 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.