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Incident

FAA incident report · Doug DC9* · Atlanta, GA · March 3, 1988

Date
March 3, 1988 · 05:04 local
Place
Atlanta, GA
Airport
The William B Hartsfield Atla
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
EMAA
Aircraft
NR694
Reported as
Doug DC9*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0

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.

Engine fire warning light came on. Fire extinguisher deployed. Engine shut down. Found no fire.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. FIRE EXTINGUISHER DEPLOYED. ENGINE SHUT DOWN. FOUND NO FIRE.