# Incident 19950323009139I: Doug DC931, Minneapolis, MN, March 23, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1995, 16:55 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Minneapolis-St Paul International-Wold
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 44.9800° N, 93.2638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minneapolis, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9800&lon=-93.2638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N971VJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N971VJ-2003-07-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 3022065, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC931
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D9A
- People aboard: 81
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 8,900 total, 2,042 in this make and model, 203 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950323009139I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: UPON STARTUP OF #1 ENGINE EXPERIENCED AN EXHAUST PIPE FIRE. PILOTS RECEIVED RADIO REPORT OF FIRE FROM GROUND CONTROL OR POSSIBLY ANOTHER AIRCRAFT. FIRE EQUIPMENT ARRIVED AND STARTED UNROLLING HOSES. FIRE PUT ITSELF OUT. PILOTS SEEING FIREMEN UNROLLING HOSES DECIDED TO EVACUATE THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT WAS EVACUATED USING THE RT. FRONT PASSENGER DOOR AND OVERWING EXITS. ONE FLIGHT ATTENDANT RECEIVED MINOR INJURY EVACUATING AIRCRAFT. TWO PASSENGERS ALSO RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. #1 ENGINE TORCHED ON STARTUP. EVIDENTLY CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE FUEL IN BURNER CAN. CAUSE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.

## Other reports on N971VJ (5)

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

- [Incident 19791209047839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791209047839I), Dec 9, 1979: Doug DC931 (N971VJ), West Palm Beach, FL. Right engine fire warning after takeoff. Found burn through hole from burner can to fan air duct.
- [Incident 19790719022409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790719022409I), Jul 19, 1979: Doug DC9 (N971VJ), Pittsburgh, PA. Lost oil pressure and shut down engine. Engine changed.
- [Incident 19790208005479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790208005479I), Feb 8, 1979: Doug DC9 (N971VJ), Pittsburgh, PA. Flight attendant was burned while removing coffee maker.
- [Incident 19790108001429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790108001429I), Jan 8, 1979: Doug DC9 (N971VJ), Pittsburgh, PA. Unable to pressurize aircraft when gear was retracted. Ground shift mechanism was frozen.
- [Incident 19790104002889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790104002889I), Jan 4, 1979: Doug DC931 (N971VJ), Buffalo, NY. Got unsafe light when gear was lowered due to defective bulb.

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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