# Incident 19920222005899I: Airbus A320211, New York, NY, February 22, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1992, 22:17 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: La Guardia
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 40.7772° N, 73.8726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAGUARDIA (LGA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7772&lon=-73.8726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N318US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N318US-2018-09-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Industrie A320-211 (registry code 3930320, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a320-211) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A320211
- Reported engine: GE CFM56*
- People aboard: 132
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920222005899I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN CABIN WHILE TAXIING TO GATE. SHUT DOWN ENGINES. FIRED BOTTLES. EVACUATED ON TAXIWAY. NO FIRE.

## Other reports on N318US (2)

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

- [Incident 19970821030219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970821030219I), Aug 21, 1997: Airbus A320211 (N318US), Minneapolis, MN. Narrative: #2 engine failed on take-off roll. Take-off was rejected. Inspection of engine revealed metal debris in tailpipe. Failure cause yet to be determined.
- [Incident 19950525015489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950525015489I), May 25, 1995: Airbus A320211 (N318US), Chicago, IL. Narrative: during climb the flight crew experienced several aileron deflections. After a few deflections elac 1 faulted. Elac 1 was reset and the flight…

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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