# Incident 19900824042809I: Doug DC871F, Birmingham, AL, August 24, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1990, 12:13 local time
- Place: Birmingham, AL
- Airport: Birmingham Airport
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: IPXA
- Location: 33.5207° N, 86.8025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Birmingham, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5207&lon=-86.8025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N818UP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N818UP-2010-12-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-8-73F (registry code 302199F, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-73f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC871F
- Reported engine: GE CFM56*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900824042809I

## Narrative

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

NR3 ENGINE FIRE LIGHT ON. FIRED FIRE BOTTLES. LANDED SAFELY. NO FIRE. ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE SYSTEM.

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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