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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Doug DC-9-32 · Milwaukee, WI · January 31, 2000

Date: January 31, 2000 · 15:52 local
Place: Milwaukee, WI
Airport: General Mitchell Field
Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: MWEA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N203ME
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI00IA087
Reported as: Doug DC932

N203MERegistration cancelled Jan 21, 2005 · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-32S/N 47673 · Built 1975 Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-32 Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D-9 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.

On January 31, 2000 N203ME, a DC-9-32, srtial number 47673, operated by midwest express airlines, mwea, was boarding passengers for a scheduled departure of flight number 107. Mwea flight attendants evacuated the boarded passengers through the main cabin door after discovering smoke/fire in the left aft lavaory. See attached.

As the FAA filed it

ON JANUARY 31, 2000 N203ME, A DC-9-32, SRTIAL NUMBER 47673, OPERATED BY MIDWEST EXPRESS AIRLINES, MWEA, WAS BOARDING PASSENGERS FOR A SCHEDULED DEPARTURE OF FLIGHT NUMBER 107. MWEA FLIGHT ATTENDANTS EVACUATED THE BOARDED PASSENGERS THROUGH THE MAIN CABIN DOOR AFTER DISCOVERING SMOKE/FIRE IN THE LEFT AFT LAVAORY. SEE ATTACHED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI00IA087Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportMilwaukee, WIthe chafing of the internal water heater wire. A factor was the missing ground strap.Jan 31, 2000 · Minor damage

Other reports on N203ME · 2

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

Incident 19970207004599INormal Cruise · Omaha, NE11 Male passengers created disturbance during entire flight from mke to oma. Interferred with crew. Removed by poliFeb 7, 1997 Incident 19970114002839IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Omaha, NETaxiing to gate lav smoke detectors lit. No smoke. APU inlet oil leaked into right acs. Deferred APU. Replaced sockJan 14, 1997