# Incident 19991130036449I: Doug DC982, Raleigh-Durham, NC, November 30, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 1999, 13:07 local time
- Place: Raleigh-Durham, NC
- Airport: Raleigh-Durham International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 35.8776° N, 78.7875° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL (RDU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8776&lon=-78.7875&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7506, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7506-2019-01-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82) (registry code 3022082, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-82-md-82) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC982
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991130036449I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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