# Incident 20000131003209I: Doug DC932, Milwaukee, WI, January 31, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 2000, 15:52 local time
- Place: Milwaukee, WI
- Airport: General Mitchell Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MWEA
- Location: 42.9469° N, 87.8971° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GENERAL MITCHELL INTL (MKE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9469&lon=-87.8971&mi=10
- Aircraft: N203ME, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N203ME-2005-01-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-32 (registry code 302206C, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-32) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC932
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00IA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00IA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000131003209I

## Narrative

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

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI00IA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00IA087), Jan 31, 2000: McDonnell Douglas DC9-32 (N203ME), Milwaukee, WI, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: the chafing of the internal water heater wire. A factor was the missing ground strap.

## Other reports on N203ME (2)

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

- [Incident 19970207004599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970207004599I), Feb 7, 1997: Doug DC932 (N203ME), Omaha, NE. 11 Male passengers created disturbance during entire flight from mke to oma. Interferred with crew. Removed by poli
- [Incident 19970114002839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970114002839I), Jan 14, 1997: Doug DC932 (N203ME), Omaha, NE. Taxiing to gate lav smoke detectors lit. No smoke. APU inlet oil leaked into right acs. Deferred APU. Replaced sock

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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