# Incident 19980425011859I: Doug DC931, Detroit, MI, April 25, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1998, 12:47 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit Metro Wayne County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWAA
- 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: N981Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N981Z-2016-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 302206A, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC931
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D9A
- People aboard: 32
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,800 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980425011859I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Incident 19910618035849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910618035849I), Jun 18, 1991: Doug DC931 (N981Z), Springfield, MO. Uncontrollable cabin pressure. Diverted and landed. Temperature control valve boot assembly replaced.
- [Incident 19870202016679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870202016679I), Feb 2, 1987: Doug DC931 (N981Z), St Louis, MO. Unsatisfactory gear uplatch check on climb out, returned AD serviced the nose strut.
- [Incident 19811007072919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811007072919I), Oct 7, 1981: Doug DC9 (N981Z), Chicago, IL. Takeoff aborted due to engine smoke. Improperly secured oil filler cap.

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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