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DCA23LA191

2023-02-24 · New York, New York, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport JFK

Current FAA registration · N337JB

Make / Model
EMBRAER ERJ 190-100 IGW
Year of manufacture
2011 · 12 years old at event
Engine
GE CF34-10E6
Seats / Engines
20 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
20110921
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A3B09A

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

Electrical sparking caused by a faulty connection between the aircraft and ground power unit resulting in a serious injury to a ground service agent.

Factual narrative

On February 24, 2023, about 20:30 eastern standard time, an Embraer E190, operated by JetBlue Airways as flight 618 from Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport (MSP), Minneapolis, Minnesota to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), had a ground service agent sustain second degree burns while connecting ground electrical power to the airplane after it blocked into Gate 5, at Terminal 5. According to the ground service agent, after connecting the ground power unit (GPU) he noted that electrical power was not being supplied to the airplane, so he went back to the connection point to confirm that power was on when suddenly the connection between the GPU and the airplane sparked and his right shirt sleeve caught fire and his wrist was burned. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

  • — Aircraft-Aircraft systems-Electrical power system-External power system-Malfunction

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2023_DCA23LA191.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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