NTSB CAROL · Event
Event MIA87IA078
Registry · N101EX
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
EXTRA FLUGZEUGBAU GMBH EA-300
Year of manufacture
1995
Engine
LYCOMING AEIO-540-L1B5 (300 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20080314
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A008E5
Registrant of record
MEYER CHAD A
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
AFTER LANDING THE AUXILIARY POWER UNIT WAS STARTED AND THE NUMBER ONE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. THE AIRCRAFT THEN BEGAN TO PRESSURIZE AND FILL WITH SMOKE. AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION WAS ORDERED BY THE CAPTAIN THROUGH L-1 AND R-1 DOORS. THE SLIDE AT R-1 DID NOT WORK AND ALL CREW AND PASSENGERS EXITED THROUGH L-1. POST INCIDENT EXAMINATION REVEALED THE NUMBER ONE GENERATOR TRIP RELAY FAILED NOT ALLOWING APU ELECTRICAL POWER TO FEED THE NUMBER ONE BUSS. THIS BUSS SUPPLIES POWER TO THE PRESSURIZATION OUTFLOW VALVE AND COOLING FANS FOR THE AIR CONDITIONING PACKS. THE AIR CONDITIONING PACKS OVERHEATED CAUSING SMOKE TO BE EMITTED THROUGH THE AIR CONDITIONING DUCTS. THE R-1 DOOR SLIDE WAS FOUND TO NOT HAVE THE MANUAL OR AUTOMATIC ACTIVATION CONTROLS CONNECTED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1987_MIA87IA078.txt.
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