McDonnell Douglas MD-90 crash, Aug 24, 1999, Hualien
McDonnell Douglas MD-90 accident on August 24, 1999 near Hualien, Hualien County, Taiwan with no fatalities. Cause: Ignition of gasoline vapour from a...
- Date: August 24, 1999
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas MD-90
- Location: Hualien, Hualien County, Taiwan
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Ignition of gasoline vapour from a leaking gasoline container smuggled aboard, triggered by a short in a motorbike battery; security screening failures contributed.
A Uni Air MD-90 landing at Hualien filled with smoke after a fire broke out in an overhead bin. Gasoline, carried in bleach bottles, leaked and the vapour was ignited when the landing shock shorted a motorbike battery stored nearby. The aircraft was evacuated, and 28 people were injured.