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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 7272S7 · Detroit, MI · December 5, 1990

Date
December 5, 1990 · 06:15 local
Place
Detroit, MI
Airport
Detroit Metro Wayne County
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
NWAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N715RC
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI91IA041
Reported as
Boeing 7272S7
People aboard
73
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

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

Fire in right wheel well while taxiing. Evacuated. APU combustion can o ring had burned through.

As the FAA filed it

FIRE IN RIGHT WHEEL WELL WHILE TAXIING. EVACUATED. APU COMBUSTION CAN O RING HAD BURNED THROUGH.

NTSB investigation

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