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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Doug DC-9-31 · Detroit, MI · April 25, 1998

Date
April 25, 1998 · 12:47 local
Place
Detroit, MI
Airport
Detroit Metro Wayne County
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
TWAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N981Z
Reported as
Doug DC931
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D9A
People aboard
32
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
14,800 total

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: following aborted takeoff, fire was observed coming out of #2 engine tailpipe. Evacuation was initiated by the captain. The L-1 and R-1 doors were opened and the escape slides were deployed. None of the exits or slides malfunctioned. The time required for the evacuation is not known. There were no reported injuries to crew or passengers. Emerg. Evac initiated - NTSB notified.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: FOLLOWING ABORTED TAKEOFF, FIRE WAS OBSERVED COMING OUT OF #2 ENGINE TAILPIPE. EVACUATION WAS INITIATED BY THE CAPTAIN. THE L-1 AND R-1 DOORS WERE OPENED AND THE ESCAPE SLIDES WERE DEPLOYED. NONE OF THE EXITS OR SLIDES MALFUNCTIONED. THE TIME REQUIRED FOR THE EVACUATION IS NOT KNOWN. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES TO CREW OR PASSENGERS. EMERG. EVAC INITIATED - NTSB NOTIFIED.

Other reports on N981Z · 3

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