# Incident 20000225001659I: Doug DC982, Syracuse, NY, February 25, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 2000, 10:45 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 43.1112° N, 76.1063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (SYR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1112&lon=-76.1063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N412AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N412AA-2011-09-09) (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
- People aboard: 139
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000225001659I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 1033, N412AA, AN MD-80 WS IN POSITION TO BEGIN TAKEOFF AT SYR ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2000 WHEN SMOKE WAS DETECTED IN THE MAIN CABIN.  THE 133 PASSENERS WERE DEPLANED THROUGH THE VENTRAL EXIT ONTO THE RUNWAY WITH NO INJURIES.  AARF RESPONDED AND FOUND THE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE TO BE IN THE OVERHEAD BAGGAGE STORAGE BIN AT ROW 21 DEF.  A FIREMAN REMOVED A COVER WITHIN THE BIN AND LOCATED THE OVERHEATED COMPONENT.  CONTRACT MAINTENANCE ARRIVED AND IDENTIFIED THE COMPONENT AS A BATTERY CHARGING MODULE THAT IS A PART OF THE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTING SYSTEM.  THE MECHANIC REMOVED THE MODULE AND BATTERY, PULLED THE APPLICABLE CIRCUIT BREAKERS, AND PREPARED THE AIRCRAFT FOR A FERRY FLIGHT TO ORD; ALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH INSTRUCTIONS FROM TULSA MAINTENANCE CONTROL.  THE AREA WAS INSPECTED FOR FIRE AND HEAT DAMAGE AND NONE WAS FOUND.  COMPANY MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERY AND CHARGER AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.  THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N412AA (2)

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

- [Incident 19990412038319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990412038319I), Apr 12, 1999: Doug DC982 (N412AA), Syracuse, NY. On Monday, April 12, 1999 at approximately 0800 local time, at FL 310, American airlines flight 3030, an MD-82, N412AA, experienced a very loud bang and the…
- [Incident 19900510026089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900510026089I), May 10, 1990: Doug DC982 (N412AA), Windsor Locks, CT. Captain became incapacitated while taxiing. First officer took over and flight returned to gate.

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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