# Incident 19990428017369I: Doug DC871F, Ontario, CA, April 28, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1999, 23:26 local time
- Place: Ontario, CA
- Airport: Ontario International Airport
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: IPXA
- Location: 34.0560° N, 117.6012° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ONTARIO INTL (ONT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0560&lon=-117.6012&mi=10
- Aircraft: N700UP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N700UP-2014-09-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-8-71F (registry code 302199D, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-71f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3&3B (registry code 52039, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt3d-3-3b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC871F
- Reported engine: PWA JT3D3B
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,300 total, 2,099 in this make and model, 198 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990428017369I

## Narrative

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

CREW REPORTED FUMES IN THE COCKPIT, WHILE TAXING TO SPOT. CREW DECIDED TO EVACUATE VIA EXCAPE SLIDE, FIVE PEOPLE ON BOARD, ALL ESCAPED WITH NO INJURIES. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE #3 GENERATOR CAME OFF LINE, LEAVING ONLY #2 ENGINE GENERATOR AVAILABLE. ENGINES #1 AND #4 WERE SHUT-DOWN PRIOR TO INCIDENT FOR FUEL CONSERVATION, (COMPANY PROCEDURE). AIRCRAFT TAXIED ON #2 AND #3 ENGINES. RIGHT HAND AIR CONDITIONING PACK OVER LOADED THE REMAINING GENERATOR. THIS CAUSED THE ELECTRICAL SMELL. BOTH RIGHT HAND A/C PACK AND A/C SYSTEM SHUT-DOWN DUE TO OVERLOAD. MAINTENANCE TROULBE-SHOOTED AND FOUND A LOOSE WIRE CONNECTOR ON #3 GENERATOR. WIRE CONNECTOR ON #3 GENERATOR. WIRE CONNECTOR WAS TIGHTENED AND AN ENGINE RUN WAS PERFORMED, CHECK OUT WAS SATISFACTORY. IAU, ORDER 8020.11A. THIS IS A BRIEF STATEMENT ON THE EVACUATION. 1. THE REASON FOR EVACUATION WAS THE SMELL OF FUMES IN THE COCKPIT. 2. THE CAPTAIN INITIATED THE EVACUATION. 3. THE L1 DOOR WAS USED FOR ESCAPING DOWN THE SLIDE AT THAT LOCATION. 4. NO OTHER EXIT LOCATIONS WERE USED. 5. ALL FIVE CREW MEMBERS WENT OUT THE SAME DOOR. 6. IT TOOK APPROXIMATELY TWO MINUTES TO EVACUATE. 7. NO INJURIES REPORTED.

## Other reports on N700UP (1)

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

- [Incident 19881208053159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881208053159I), Dec 8, 1988: Doug DC871F (N700UP), Ontario, CA, Minor damage. During hard landing all 4 engines contacted runway at some time. 2 had damage to accessory gear box areas.

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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