# Incident 19981222042879I: Boeing 767322, Washington, DC, December 22, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1998, 16:20 local time
- Place: Washington, DC
- Airport: Dulles International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8951&lon=-77.0364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N658UA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N658UA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 767-322 (registry code 1385200, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-767-322) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW4000 series (registry code 52119, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw4000-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 767322
- Pilot flight hours: 13,200 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981222042879I

## Narrative

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

(-5)GALLEY OVEN DESIGN ALLOWS PAPER AND FOOD FROM THE UPPER TRAY TO BE SUCKED UP INTO A VERY HOT OVERHEAD VENT CAUSING THE PAPER AND FOOD TO CATCH ON FIRE.

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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