# Incident 19811022075389I: Doug DC9, Detroit, MI, October 22, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1981, 21:05 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Metro
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: REPA
- Location: 42.3314° N, 83.0458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3314&lon=-83.0458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N787NC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N787NC-2014-06-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51 (registry code 3022051, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-51) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17 series (registry code 52049, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-17-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC9
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D17
- People aboard: 66
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811022075389I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

EXPERIENCED FIRE WHILE STARTING LEFT ENGINE. NO CAUSE FOUND. NO DAMAGE FOUND.

## Other reports on N787NC (5)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19991010038949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991010038949I), Oct 10, 1999: Doug DC951 (N787NC), Sioux Falls, SD, Minor damage. From the flight crew air safety report: "loud thump on approach to fsd 4600', 230 KTS, clean configuration, possibly goose hit radome. Blood, guts, and…
- [Incident 19990911028349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990911028349I), Sep 11, 1999: Doug DC951 (N787NC), Buffalo, NY. (-23) On Saturday, September 11, 1999, during climb from buf bound for dtw, northwest airlines flight 1125'S flight attendant reported smoke and a burning…
- [Incident 19971016042089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971016042089I), Oct 16, 1997: Doug DC951 (N787NC), Madison, WI. Narrative: maintenance at chicago (ord) deferred the autospoiler system in accordance with the approved nwaa m.e.l. and accomplished the associated…
- [Incident 19881115063629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881115063629I), Nov 15, 1988: Doug DC9 (N787NC), Albany, NY. Smoke from left wheel while gate parking. Called fire equipment. Leaking brake line spilled fluid on hot brake.
- [Incident 19851106061469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851106061469I), Nov 6, 1985: Doug DC9 (N787NC), Orlando, FL. Electrical smoke odor after takeoff. Returned for landing and found rear lavatory water heater had overheated.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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