Incident · 2006-08-20

NTSB case LAX06IA301 · McDonnell Douglas DC-9-83 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 2006-08-20
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-83 (N944AS)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: ALASKA AIR INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Alaska Airlines, Inc.

Probable cause

The over wing heater blanket wiring installation that had chaffed and arced, which produced an electrical smell in the cabin area.

Source: NTSB case LAX06IA301

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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