Accident: Jet Airways B738 at Mumbai on Aug 27th 2010, evacuation during taxi leads to injuries
By Simon Hradecky, created Friday, Aug 27th 2010 20:04Z, last updated Saturday, Aug 28th 2010 14:36Z
A Jet Airways Boeing 737-800, registration VT-JGM performing flight 9W-2302 from Mumbai to Chennai (India) with 140 passengers and 6 crew, was taxiing for departure when the captain ordered the evacuation of the aircraft. 6 people received serious injuries (fractures) and 20 minor injuries during the evacuation, 11 people were taken to hospitals.
Mumbai Airport reported, that the crew reported an engine (CFM56) fire alert while taxiing and evacuated the aircraft. No fire was detected however. 2 people were taken to hospital with serious injuries, 13 received minor injuries.
Jet Airways said, the captain received a fire indication for the left hand engine, so that the captain ordered an evacuation. The engine is now being thoroughly examined.
Passengers reported, that fellow passengers had seen smoke in the cabin near the left hand wing and alerted the cabin crew, who in turn informed the flight deck. Other cabin crew members started to search for the source of the fire, when all of the sudden the evacuation was initiated. Several passengers exiting through an overwing exit jumped down from that wing causing the fractures.
India's DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) suspended captain, first officer and cabin crew for procedural lapses. No traces of fire or smoke were found in a thorough examination although the crew claimed to have seen smoke. 26 people were injured in the evacuation thereof 6 received fractures (serious injuries) while jumping from the aircraft. 2 people are still in hospital for treatment (Aug 28th late afternoon local time).
India's Ministry of Civil Aviation said, that DGCA (part of the Ministry) rated the occurrence a serious incident, the 2 flight crew, 4 cabin crew as well as 4 Additional Crew Members (ACM) travelling as passengers were suspended. An ACM seated in 35A observed fire in the left hand engine and asked his collegue in 35B, who also confirmed to have seen fire. The ACM of 35B walked to the rear right door and contacted the captain using the interphone and also informed the cabin crew at the left rear door (L2). The captain asked the cabin crew at L2 to confirm the fire, the crew member reporting seeing the fire. After this the captain pulled the fire handles for both engines and the APU without activating the fire suppression systems. Subsequently the captain ordered the evacuation of the aircraft. All doors at the right hand side were opened, on the left hand side the rear exit and the rear overwing exit were opened. Emergency services responded. 14 passengers received injuries. The DGCA sent a team to Mumbai, the airplane was examined over night under supervision of DGCA. No traces of fire or smoke were found, a boroscopic examination of both engines showed no anomaly. The cockpit voice and flight data recorders have been removed from the aircraft for further analysis.
(avherald.com)
By Simon Hradecky, created Friday, Aug 27th 2010 20:04Z, last updated Saturday, Aug 28th 2010 14:36Z
A Jet Airways Boeing 737-800, registration VT-JGM performing flight 9W-2302 from Mumbai to Chennai (India) with 140 passengers and 6 crew, was taxiing for departure when the captain ordered the evacuation of the aircraft. 6 people received serious injuries (fractures) and 20 minor injuries during the evacuation, 11 people were taken to hospitals.
Mumbai Airport reported, that the crew reported an engine (CFM56) fire alert while taxiing and evacuated the aircraft. No fire was detected however. 2 people were taken to hospital with serious injuries, 13 received minor injuries.
Jet Airways said, the captain received a fire indication for the left hand engine, so that the captain ordered an evacuation. The engine is now being thoroughly examined.
Passengers reported, that fellow passengers had seen smoke in the cabin near the left hand wing and alerted the cabin crew, who in turn informed the flight deck. Other cabin crew members started to search for the source of the fire, when all of the sudden the evacuation was initiated. Several passengers exiting through an overwing exit jumped down from that wing causing the fractures.
India's DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) suspended captain, first officer and cabin crew for procedural lapses. No traces of fire or smoke were found in a thorough examination although the crew claimed to have seen smoke. 26 people were injured in the evacuation thereof 6 received fractures (serious injuries) while jumping from the aircraft. 2 people are still in hospital for treatment (Aug 28th late afternoon local time).
India's Ministry of Civil Aviation said, that DGCA (part of the Ministry) rated the occurrence a serious incident, the 2 flight crew, 4 cabin crew as well as 4 Additional Crew Members (ACM) travelling as passengers were suspended. An ACM seated in 35A observed fire in the left hand engine and asked his collegue in 35B, who also confirmed to have seen fire. The ACM of 35B walked to the rear right door and contacted the captain using the interphone and also informed the cabin crew at the left rear door (L2). The captain asked the cabin crew at L2 to confirm the fire, the crew member reporting seeing the fire. After this the captain pulled the fire handles for both engines and the APU without activating the fire suppression systems. Subsequently the captain ordered the evacuation of the aircraft. All doors at the right hand side were opened, on the left hand side the rear exit and the rear overwing exit were opened. Emergency services responded. 14 passengers received injuries. The DGCA sent a team to Mumbai, the airplane was examined over night under supervision of DGCA. No traces of fire or smoke were found, a boroscopic examination of both engines showed no anomaly. The cockpit voice and flight data recorders have been removed from the aircraft for further analysis.
(avherald.com)