# Incident 19960906037179I: Doug DC982, New York, NY, September 6, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1996, 09:44 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: La Guardia
- Damage: Damage unknown
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 40.7772° N, 73.8726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAGUARDIA (LGA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7772&lon=-73.8726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14889, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14889-2003-07-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82) (registry code 3022082, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-82-md-82) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC982
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D217
- People aboard: 88
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960906037179I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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