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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 737-201 · Raleigh-Durham, NC · July 2, 1998

Date: July 2, 1998 · 20:20 local
Place: Raleigh-Durham, NC
Airport: Raleigh-Durham International
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: USAA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N259AU
Reported as: Boeing 737201
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D9
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 23,115 total7,047 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N259AURegistration cancelled Nov 4, 2003 · Boeing 737-201S/N 22806 · Built 1983 Airframe modelBoeing 737-201 Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D-9 seriesTurbo-jet

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Flight original route was lga to jax. At FL350 during cruise the forward galley oven caught fire. The flight attendant used a fire extinguisher to put out fire. Approximately 30 minutes later fire reoccurred & flt attendant from rear of aircraft came to help & inhaled smoke. Flt attendant then went into cockpit to inform captain fire had restarted & smoke entered cockpit. Crew went on oxygen. Capt declared emergency with ATC & sent f/o to help put out fire. F/o used halon to extinguish fire. A/c diverted to rdu. Passengers were exited thru jetway with no injuries. F/a wolfe take to hospital for possible smoke inhalation. No other injuries. All info on this incident sent to cmo by usairways.

As the FAA filed it

FLIGHT ORIGINAL ROUTE WAS LGA TO JAX. AT FL350 DURING CRUISE THE FORWARD GALLEY OVEN CAUGHT FIRE. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT USED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO PUT OUT FIRE. APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES LATER FIRE REOCCURRED & FLT ATTENDANT FROM REAR OF AIRCRAFT CAME TO HELP & INHALED SMOKE. FLT ATTENDANT THEN WENT INTO COCKPIT TO INFORM CAPTAIN FIRE HAD RESTARTED & SMOKE ENTERED COCKPIT. CREW WENT ON OXYGEN. CAPT DECLARED EMERGENCY WITH ATC & SENT F/O TO HELP PUT OUT FIRE. F/O USED HALON TO EXTINGUISH FIRE. A/C DIVERTED TO RDU. PASSENGERS WERE EXITED THRU JETWAY WITH NO INJURIES. F/A WOLFE TAKE TO HOSPITAL FOR POSSIBLE SMOKE INHALATION. NO OTHER INJURIES. ALL INFO ON THIS INCIDENT SENT TO CMO BY USAIRWAYS.