# Accident 19981226046859A: Doug MD88, Dallas-Ft Worth, TX, December 26, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1998, 19:35 local time
- Place: Dallas-Ft Worth, TX
- Airport: Dallas-Fort Worth International
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 32.8972° N, 97.0377° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DALLAS-FORT WORTH INTL (DFW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8972&lon=-97.0377&mi=10
- Aircraft: N907DE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N907DE-2022-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88 (registry code 3023689, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-88) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG MD88
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981226046859A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING A "DELAYED START" OF THEIR RIGHT ENGINE PRIOR TO TAKING RUNWAY 17R FOR DEPARTURE TO CVG, THE FLIGHT CREW INADVERTENTLY NEGLECTED TURNING THE IGNITION SWITCH ON, FORCING THEM TO ABORT THE START. ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT, AN OVERTEMP OCCURRED AND A TAILPIPE FIRE ENSUED. BOTH THE TOWER AND AMERICAN EAGLE 541 OBSERVED AND BROADCAST THIS CONDITION TO THE FLIGHT CREW, WHO CUT FUEL OFF FROM THE ENGINE WITH THE START LEVER AND FIRE HANDLE.  UPON ALLEGEDLY HEARING THAT THE FIRE WAS "STILL BURNING" AND THAT "EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT WAS ENROUTE TO THE SCENE," CAPTAIN REINHEARDT COMMANDED AN EVACUATION FROM THE 2 LEFT DOORS IN THE FUSELAGE.  OVERWING EXITS WERE NOT USED DUE TO THE LIGHT LOAD AND HIGHER INJURY RISK.  ALL PASSENGERS WERE OFF IN APPROXIMATELY 20 SECONDS.  ALTHOUGH BOTH SLIDES FUNCTIONED NORMALLY, A FEMALE "NON-REV" PASSENGER TWISTED HER RIGHT ANKLE.  SUBSEQUENT X-RAYS REVEALED A HAIRLINE FRACTURE TO HER TIBULA. ALL PASSENGERS AND CREW WERE TAKEN TO THE TERMINAL VIA BUS, WITHOUT INCIDENT.  THE FAA AND NTSB WERE NOTIFIED AND 3 FAA INSPECTORS RESPONDED ON SCENE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW99LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA054), Dec 27, 1998: McDonnell Douglas MD-88 (N907DE), Dfw Airport, TX, no damage. Probable cause: A passenger sustained a hairline fracture during an emergency evacuation of the airplane.

## Other reports on N907DE (1)

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

- [Incident 20081217854259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081217854259I), Dec 17, 2008: Doug MD88 (N907DE), Indianapolis, IN, No damage. The weather at the time of this incident was reported as ceiling of 200 ft. overcast, wind 260 at 14 KTS; visibility 1 and ½ miles with light freezing drizzle…

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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