# Incident 19980103002669I: Doug DC951, Detroit, MI, January 3, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1998, 19:30 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit Metro Wayne County
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 42.2124° N, 83.3534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DETROIT METRO WAYNE COUNTY (DTW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2124&lon=-83.3534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N776NC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N776NC-2018-12-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51 (registry code 3022051, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-51) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17 series (registry code 52049, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-17-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC951
- People aboard: 94
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,100 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980103002669I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PRIOR TO PUSHBACK, GROUND PERSONNEL NOTICED SMOKE & FIRE COMING FROM THE RIGHT WHEEL WELL. THE CREW WAS NOTIFIED AND EVACUATION WAS INITIATED. ALL 4 OVERWING EXITS WERE OPENED, AND ABOUT 12 PASSENGERS WENT OUT OF THEM. MOST OF THE PASSENGERS EXITED THROUGH THE L-1 DOOR INTO THE JET BRIDGE. NONE OF THE EXITS OR SLIDES MALFUNCTIONED. THE TIME IT TOOK FOR THE EVACUATION IS NOT KNOWN. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N776NC (5)

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

- [Accident 20030912030559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030912030559A), Sep 12, 2003: Doug DC951 (N776NC), Norfolk, VA, Minor damage, 1 fatal. (-23) At approximately 1922 local northwest airlines flight number 1569, N776NC, a DC-9-51 aircraft, was struck by a tug, which fatally injured the tug…
- [Incident 19991014033849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991014033849I), Oct 14, 1999: Doug DC951 (N776NC), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. (-23) LH outboard main tire separated from aircraft after take-off. Inspection of tire indicated axle bolt had disengaged from axle threads. The landing gear…
- [Incident 19890915048649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890915048649I), Sep 15, 1989: Doug DC951 (N776NC), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. Struck a deer with right landing gear during landing rollout. Taxied to gate. Damaged gear and trailing edge flaps.
- [Incident 19820711037269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820711037269I), Jul 11, 1982: Doug DC951 (N776NC), Denver, CO, Minor damage. Tread of right tire separated on departure. Continued to destination. Verified as isolated tire recap failure.
- [Incident 19800512090802I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800512090802I), May 12, 1980: Doug DC951 (N776NC), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. N68050 struck vertical stabilizer of aircraft while taxiing from ramp.

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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