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FAA incident report · Doug DC982 · St Louis, MO · May 16, 1990

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Date
May 16, 1990 · 08:50 local
Place
St Louis, MO
Airport
Lambert-St Louis International
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
TWAA
Aircraft
N951U
Reported as
Doug DC982
People aboard
39
Fatal injuries
0
N951URegistration cancelled Jan 6, 2011 · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82)S/N 49245 · Built 1984Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82)Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D seriesTurbo-jet

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What happened

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

Passenger reported what appeared to be fire in wing tip. Found electrical short in strobe light.

As the FAA filed it

PASSENGER REPORTED WHAT APPEARED TO BE FIRE IN WING TIP. FOUND ELECTRICAL SHORT IN STROBE LIGHT.

Other reports on N951U · 4

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

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