# Incident 19970317014789I: Doug DC982, Miami, FL, March 17, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1997, 16:00 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Miami International
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 25.7954° N, 80.2901° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MIAMI INTL (MIA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7954&lon=-80.2901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N462AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N462AA-2012-04-26) (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
- People aboard: 108
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970317014789I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN MIAMI, FLORIDA. WHILE TAXIING TO THE GATE A FLIGHT ATTENDANT NOTIFIED THE FLIGHT CREW THAT THERE WAS SMOKE IN THE CABIN. THE CAPTAIN STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT AND THE FIRST OFFICER WENT INTO THE CABIN TO CHECK OUT THE SMOKE. THE CAPTAIN STARTED THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST AND THE FIRST OFFICER COULD NOT LOCATE ANY FIRE IN THE CABIN. THE CAPTAIN ORDERED AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION OF THE AIRCRAFT INSTRUCTING THE CREW TO NOT USE THE OVER THE WING EXIT OR THE REAR EMERGENCY EXIT. NO PASSENGERS OR CREW WERE INJURED EXCEPT #1 FLIGHT ATTENDANT, CATHERINE BIBLE, WHO SAID HER EYES WERE BURNING AND WAS TREATED ON THE SPOT AND SHE SAID SHE WAS FINE. MAINTENANCE EVALUATED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT THE RETURN LINE FOR THE LEFT THRUST REVERSER HAD A LOOSE FITTING. THIS ALLOWED HYDRAULIC FLUID TO SPRAY ONTO THE EXHAUST PIPE FOR THE APU. THE SMOKE THEN ENTERED THE AIR-CONDITIONING PACKS AND GOT INTO THE CABIN. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A PACK BURNOUT, INSPECTED THE ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMPS, REMOVED THE AFT CARGO BULKHEAD LINING AND REPLACED IT, CLEANED HYDRAULIC FLUID FROM AROUND THE THRUST REVERSER BYPASS VALVE, AND INSTALLED THE THREE DOOR  SLIDES THAT WERE DEPLOYED. AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

## Other reports on N462AA (3)

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

- [Incident 20030925031499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030925031499I), Sep 25, 2003: Doug DC982 (N462AA), Dallas-Ft Worth, TX. (-23) On sep 25, 2003, at approximately 0651 aircraft performed uneventful power back from gate C-17 at dfw airport. Upon initiating taxi, smoke and acrid…
- [Incident 19960514013649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960514013649I), May 14, 1996: Doug DC982 (N462AA), Springfield, MO. Narrative: on 14 may 96, American flight AAL267 diverted to Springfield Missouri airport. There was no oil pressure for the #2 engine. The crew shut down the…
- [Incident 19920624031839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920624031839I), Jun 24, 1992: Doug DC982 (N462AA), Middletown, PA, Minor damage. Bird strike in right engine en route. Landed safely.

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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