19991127036169I

Incident

FAA incident report · Doug DC10* · Atlantic Ocean, Puerto Rico · November 27, 1999

Date: November 27, 1999 · 13:00 local
Place: Atlantic Ocean, Puerto Rico
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Part 125 operator
Operator: ILAF
Aircraft: ECGTB
Reported as: Doug DC10*

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What happened

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

(-23) On 11/27/99, an iberia flight 6521 was flying from spain to puerto rico when a passsenger allegedly caused a small fire in one of the lavatory of the DC-10. The passenger involved in the incident was identified as jose ramon ruisanchez. Nobody saw Mr. Ruisanchez leaving the lavatory after the small fire began. A passenger close to the lavatory heard the smoking detector and advised one of the flight attendant about the fire alarm. The small fire was extinguished by the flight attendant. The lavatory was used later for the remaining of the flight.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 11/27/99, AN IBERIA FLIGHT 6521 WAS FLYING FROM SPAIN TO PUERTO RICO WHEN A PASSSENGER ALLEGEDLY CAUSED A SMALL FIRE IN ONE OF THE LAVATORY OF THE DC-10. THE PASSENGER INVOLVED IN THE INCIDENT WAS IDENTIFIED AS JOSE RAMON RUISANCHEZ. NOBODY SAW MR. RUISANCHEZ LEAVING THE LAVATORY AFTER THE SMALL FIRE BEGAN. A PASSENGER CLOSE TO THE LAVATORY HEARD THE SMOKING DETECTOR AND ADVISED ONE OF THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT ABOUT THE FIRE ALARM. THE SMALL FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT. THE LAVATORY WAS USED LATER FOR THE REMAINING OF THE FLIGHT.