19991130036449I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Doug DC982 · Raleigh-Durham, NC · November 30, 1999

Date: November 30, 1999 · 13:07 local
Place: Raleigh-Durham, NC
Airport: Raleigh-Durham International
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: AALA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7506
Reported as: Doug DC982

N7506Registration cancelled Jan 7, 2019 · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82)S/N 49800 · Built 1989 Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82)Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D seriesTurbo-jet

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) A lampholder on the cabin lower sidewall light started arching and ignited the bin close out material above seat row 3EF and 4EF. This light socket is manufactured by luminator part #020042-XXX, 0200956-XXX, and 0201260-XXX. The bin close out material, Douglas nomenclature="dust seal/barrier", c&d aerospace part #1347-0362, was the fuel for the fire. Damage was limited to the lower side of the overhead bin above seat row 3EF and 4EF, 2 each psu panels, wiring harness attached to psu panels, insulation around air duct, and florescent light socket.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) A LAMPHOLDER ON THE CABIN LOWER SIDEWALL LIGHT STARTED ARCHING AND IGNITED THE BIN CLOSE OUT MATERIAL ABOVE SEAT ROW 3EF AND 4EF. THIS LIGHT SOCKET IS MANUFACTURED BY LUMINATOR PART #020042-XXX, 0200956-XXX, AND 0201260-XXX. THE BIN CLOSE OUT MATERIAL, DOUGLAS NOMENCLATURE="DUST SEAL/BARRIER", C&D AEROSPACE PART #1347-0362, WAS THE FUEL FOR THE FIRE. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE LOWER SIDE OF THE OVERHEAD BIN ABOVE SEAT ROW 3EF AND 4EF, 2 EACH PSU PANELS, WIRING HARNESS ATTACHED TO PSU PANELS, INSULATION AROUND AIR DUCT, AND FLORESCENT LIGHT SOCKET.