# Incident 19960626021239I: Doug DC931, Louisville, KY, June 26, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1996, 14:20 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Airport: Louisville International Apt
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 38.2542° N, 85.7594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Louisville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2542&lon=-85.7594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1332U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1332U-2010-07-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 302206A, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC931
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D7B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960626021239I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ENROUTE FROM LOUISVILLE, KY (SDF) TO DETROIT, MI (DTW), A PASSENGER REPORTED THEY HAD NOTICED THE LIGHTS ABOVE THE WINDOWS AT SEAT ROWS 8, 9, 10 WERE ARCING DURING THE TAXI OUT OF LOUISVILLE. THE FLIGHT CREW REMOVED POWER FROM THE LIGHTS, INSPECTED THE AREA, FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE OR FIRE, AND CONTINUED THE FLIGHT TO DETROIT. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION BY NWAA MECHANICS REVEALED A FOUR (4) FOOT FLUORESCENT LIGHT TUBE HAD EVIDENCE OF ARCING ON ONE END. THE FAILED ITEM WAS A LAMP HOLDER ASSY. (WHICH HAS A SELF CONTAINED BALLAST). IT IS MANUFACTURED BY BRUCE INDUSTRIES. THE P/N IS " BR9708-001.

## Other reports on N1332U (1)

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

- [Incident 19990821034919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990821034919I), Aug 21, 1999: Doug DC931 (N1332U). (-23) During takeoff roll, an abort was made at 100 knots due to the elevator being difficult to control. The rod end to the elevator boost cylinder was found…

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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