Incident · 1990-08-12
What the record says
- Event date
- 1990-08-12
- Event type
- Incident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- BOEING 727-224 (N69735)
- Operating rule
- Part 121
- Operator
- CONTINENTAL AIRLINES INC Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- CONTINENTAL AIRLINES
Probable cause
THE MALFUNCTION OF THE STARTER CONTROL VALVE.
Source: NTSB case SEA90IA161Flight 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.