# Incident 19981023041619I: Doug MD9030, Lafayette, LA, October 23, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1998, 14:15 local time
- Place: Lafayette, LA
- Airport: Lafayette Regional
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 30.2053° N, 91.9876° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2053&lon=-91.9876&mi=10
- Aircraft: N914DN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N914DN-2022-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-90-30 (registry code 3023690, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-90-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: IAE V2500SERIES (registry code 34601, https://openairdocs.org/engine/iae-v2500series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG MD9030
- Reported engine: IAE V2500A1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981023041619I

## Narrative

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

(-5)FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED ELEC FUMES IN VICINITY OF ROWS 24,25. CAPTAIN REPORTED ELEC FUMES, NO DELAY IN ARRIVING REQUESTED.  ATC CENTER PASSED TO APPROACH THAT SMOKE WAS IN CABIN, INACCURATELY.  UPON NORMAL LANDING AND TAXI TO GATE, PASSENGERS UNLOADED AND CONTRACT MAINT. IDENTIFIED BALLAST IN OVERHEAD LIGHTING WAS INOP AND POSSIBLY THE CAUSE OF THE ELEC. FUMES IN THE CABIN.  BALLAST WAS RETURNED BO BOEING UNDER WARRANTY.

## Other reports on N914DN (1)

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

- [Incident 20090527008959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090527008959I), May 27, 2009: Doug MD9030 (N914DN), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. (-23) Delta airlines flight 2090 blew the number one main landing gear tire upon touchdown at Chicago Midway airport, Chicago, IL.

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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