▁the ▁cabin , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁rear ▁cabin ▁door ▁had ▁been ▁opened ▁and ▁the ▁emer gency ▁slide ▁was ▁infl ated . ▁The ▁flight ▁att endant ▁who ▁initi ated ▁the ▁ev acu ation ▁through ▁that ▁door ▁told ▁the ▁N T SB ▁that ▁she ▁saw ▁fire ▁on ▁the ▁left ▁engine ▁and ▁therefore ▁abandoned ▁ev acu ation ▁through ▁that ▁door ▁and ▁directed ▁passengers ▁forward . ▁She ▁reported ▁that ▁there ▁were ▁many ▁inj uries ▁and ▁possibly ▁two ▁dead , ▁and ▁that ▁therefore ▁she ▁began ▁to ▁ev acu ate ▁the ▁plane ▁until ▁she ▁was ▁stopped ▁by ▁the ▁first ▁officer . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁damage ▁to ▁and ▁danger ▁at ▁the ▁rear ▁of ▁the ▁aircraft , ▁the ▁air ▁st airs ▁built ▁into ▁the ▁MD - 8 8 ▁were ▁found ▁un su itable ▁to ▁use . ▁The ▁captain ▁then ▁requested ▁port able ▁air ▁st airs ▁to ▁facil itate ▁the ▁dis emb ark ation ▁of ▁passengers , ▁which ▁arrived ▁ 2 5 ▁minutes ▁later . ▁ ▁In j uries ▁and ▁death s ▁▁ ▁Two ▁passengers ▁suffered ▁fatal ▁inj uries . ▁Five ▁more ▁passengers ▁were ▁injured , ▁one ▁of ▁them ▁was ▁listed ▁in ▁serious ▁condition . ▁ ▁N T SB ▁investigation ▁▁ ▁After ▁a ▁total ▁investigation , ▁the ▁N T SB ▁determined ▁the ▁most ▁probable ▁cause ▁of ▁the ▁accident ▁was ▁a ▁f ract ure ▁in ▁the ▁left ▁engine ' s ▁front ▁compress or ▁fan ▁hub , ▁which ▁resulted ▁from ▁failure ▁of ▁the ▁air line ' s ▁flu ores cent ▁pen etr ant ▁ins pection ▁process ▁to ▁detect ▁a ▁potentially ▁dangerous ▁crack ▁in ▁the