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Incident · Destroyed

FAA incident report · Doug DC1040 · Chicago, IL · August 10, 1986

Date
August 10, 1986 · 07:15 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
Chicago-O Hare International
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AMTA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N184AT
NTSB investigation
NTSBDCA86IA037
Reported as
Doug DC1040
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

While aircraft was parked at the gate a mechanic unknownly activated a oxygen canister from a seatback. Caused fire

As the FAA filed it

WHILE AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED AT THE GATE A MECHANIC UNKNOWNLY ACTIVATED A OXYGEN CANISTER FROM A SEATBACK. CAUSED FIRE

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.