# Incident 19831117068979I: Doug DC861, San Juan, Puerto Rico, November 17, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1983, 19:48 local time
- Place: San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Airport: Puerto Rico International
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 18.4663° N, 66.1057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Juan, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4663&lon=-66.1057&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8089U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC861
- People aboard: 244
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831117068979I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN CABIN. ABORTED TAKEOFF ROLL. TWO FAULTY FLUORESCENT LIGHT BALLASTS CAUSED THE SMOKE. TIRES SMOKING.

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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