# Incident 19890107007019I: Airbus A310324, St Martins, NT, January 7, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 1989, 15:00 local time
- Place: St Martins, NT
- Airport: St Martins
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PAAA
- Aircraft: N817PA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N817PA-1994-08-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Industrie A310-324 (registry code 3930318, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a310-324) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A310324
- People aboard: 204
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89WA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89WA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890107007019I

## Narrative

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

CABIN FILLED WITH TOXIC SMOKE WHILE TAXIING TO GATE. EVACUATED USING SLIDES AND DOORS. CAUSE UNDETERMINED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA89WA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89WA063), Jan 7, 1989: G.D.I.E. Airbus A-310 (N817PA), St. Martin, NT, incident, no damage

## Other reports on N817PA (1)

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

- [Incident 19900129004969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900129004969I), Jan 29, 1990: Airbus A310324 (N817PA), New York, NY. Stab trim switches tripped and would not reset on descent. Ice on trim cable. Potable water drain valve had failed.

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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