# Accident 19950402047929A: Doug MD11, New York, NY, April 2, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1995, 09:13 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: John F Kennedy International
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: HALA
- Location: 40.6506° N, 73.7903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6506&lon=-73.7903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1768D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG MD11
- Reported engine: GE CF680C2D1F
- People aboard: 39
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 580 in this make and model, 72 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950402047929A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE FLIGHT CREW WAS INFORMED BY THE FLIGHT CREW OF ANOTHER AIRPLANE THAT THERE WAS A TAILPIPE FIRE IN THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE. THE CREW SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE USING THE ENGINE FIRE CHECKLIST; HOWEVER, CRASH FIRE RESCUE PERSONNEL REPORTED THAT SMOKE AND FIRE CONTINUED. THE CAPTAIN ORDERED AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION, DURING WHICH TWO PASSENGERS WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE AND SUBSEQUENT TEST CELL RUNNING REVEALED NO ANOMALIES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC95LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA083), Apr 2, 1995: McDonnell Douglas MD-11 (N1768D), Jamaica, NY, no damage. Probable cause: excessive flames/tailpipe fire from the number 2 engine for an unknown reason, which required an emergency evacuation.

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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