# Incident 19960123002329I: Doug DC981, Albany, NY, January 23, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1996, 19:00 local time
- Place: Albany, NY
- Airport: Albany County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 42.7491° N, 73.8020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALBANY INTL (ALB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7491&lon=-73.8020&mi=10
- Aircraft: N828US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N828US-2002-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-81(MD-81) (registry code 3022081, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-81-md-81) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC981
- People aboard: 40
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,668 total, 6,380 in this make and model, 156 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960123002329I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: #2 ENGINE ON START N2 HUNG AT APPROXIMATELY 20-28. HYD. SWITCHED TO LOW THROTTLE INCHED UP, DID NOT START. MOTORED ENGINE. ON RESTART, EGT RAPID RISE UP TO 500. BY THE TIME SHUTDOWN WAS COMPLETE, THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE ENGINE. FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT OUT THE FIRE. PULLED FIRE SHUT OFF HANDLE TO STOP FUEL BECAUSE EMERGENCY CREW REPORTED THEY CONTINUED TO SMELL FUEL. AFTER HANDLE WAS PULLED, FUEL SMELL STOPPED.

## Other reports on N828US (2)

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

- [Incident 20000219002939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000219002939I), Feb 19, 2000: Doug DC981 (N828US), Wilkes Barre Sc, PA. Pilot was back taxiing runway 4 at avp for full lenght dpeature. Pilot started a right on runway for runway alignment when the aircraft started to slide. Pilot…
- [Incident 19950210004049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950210004049I), Feb 10, 1995: Doug DC981 (N828US), Rochester, NY, Substantial damage. Narrative: on February 10, 1995, at 1326 EST, a Douglas DC9-81, N828US, flight 1890, operated by usair, inc., during takeoff from runway 22 at Rochester…

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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