Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 5 September 1993
Aircraft Type: Boeing 727-281
Owner/operator: Dominicana de Aviacion
Registration Number: HI-617CA
Location: Santo Domingo-Las Americas Airport (SDQ) –
ÿ Dominican Republic
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 105
Component Affected: Aft right hand lavatory smoke alarm system.Aft right hand lavatory smoke alarm system.
Category: Accident
A flight experienced a sudden and catastrophic fire due to a malfunction in the aft lavatory smoke alarm, triggering a rapid and intense fire response. The smoke was attributed to overheating electrical wiring near the lavatory.A flight experienced a sudden and catastrophic fire due to a malfunction in the aft lavatory smoke alarm, triggering a rapid and intense fire response. The smoke was attributed to overheating electrical wiring near the lavatory.
Description
The smoke alarm for the aft right hand lavatory activated, associated by a smell of overheating electrical wiring near the lavatory. The aircraft landed safely at Santo Domingo and taxied to stand A6, were normal passenger disembarkation took place. The cabin then suddenly filled with smoke and the remaining passengers were evacuated. A major fire developed and destroyed the aircraft.
Primary Cause
Overheating electrical wiring near the lavatory.Overheating electrical wiring near the lavatory.Share on:
