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Incident · Damage unknown

FAA incident report · Doug DC982 · New York, NY · September 6, 1996

Date
September 6, 1996 · 09:44 local
Place
New York, NY
Airport
La Guardia
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
CALA
Damage
Damage unknown
Aircraft
N14889
Reported as
Doug DC982
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D217
People aboard
88
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: aircraft N14889 was being pushed back from the gate onto taxi-way "a" at laguardia airport. During push #1 engine was successfully started. During the starting sequence #2 engine failed to light. During the restart cycle, lga tower advised that a visible fire was being observed toward the rear and on the right side of the aircraft. Both fire bottles were discharged into the engine, cdr responded, fire was extinguished, and passengers were evacuated from the aircraft. Pax egress was effected through the R1 and L3 galley doors, forward and aft right overwing exits, and the forward left overwing exit. Crew reported that the L1 main entry door failed to open during the evacuation. Four passengers were hospitalized with sprains.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT N14889 WAS BEING PUSHED BACK FROM THE GATE ONTO TAXI-WAY "A" AT LAGUARDIA AIRPORT. DURING PUSH #1 ENGINE WAS SUCCESSFULLY STARTED. DURING THE STARTING SEQUENCE #2 ENGINE FAILED TO LIGHT. DURING THE RESTART CYCLE, LGA TOWER ADVISED THAT A VISIBLE FIRE WAS BEING OBSERVED TOWARD THE REAR AND ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. BOTH FIRE BOTTLES WERE DISCHARGED INTO THE ENGINE, CDR RESPONDED, FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED, AND PASSENGERS WERE EVACUATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. PAX EGRESS WAS EFFECTED THROUGH THE R1 AND L3 GALLEY DOORS, FORWARD AND AFT RIGHT OVERWING EXITS, AND THE FORWARD LEFT OVERWING EXIT. CREW REPORTED THAT THE L1 MAIN ENTRY DOOR FAILED TO OPEN DURING THE EVACUATION. FOUR PASSENGERS WERE HOSPITALIZED WITH SPRAINS.