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Event ANC87IA077
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THE MECHANIC IN CHARGE OF TAXIING THE BOEING 727 ALLOWED AN UNAUTHORIZED AVIONICS TECHNICIAN TO OCCUPY THE PILOT SEAT. THEY INADVERTENTLY DEACTIVATED THE BRAKE PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM AND STRUCK A PASSENGER JETWAY AT THE TERMINAL GATE. AN ENSUING FIRE DESTROYED THE AIRPLANE AND A COMPANY GROUND VEHICLE AND EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED THE JETWAY. THE TERMINAL GATE WAS ALSO DAMAGED. A TOTAL OF 11 PERSONS WERE INJURED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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