# Accident 20000808041609A: Doug DC932, Greensboro, NC, August 8, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2000, 15:44 local time
- Place: Greensboro, NC
- Airport: Piedmont Triad International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ZZDA
- Location: 36.1013° N, 79.9411° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PIEDMONT TRIAD INTL (GSO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1013&lon=-79.9411&mi=10
- Aircraft: N838AT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N838AT-2001-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-32 (registry code 302206C, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-32) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC932
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D9A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA00MA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA00MA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000808041609A

## Narrative

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

(-23) INFLIGHT FIRE IN COCKPIT CAUSED BY SHORTED/ARCING COMPONENTS IN ELECTRICAL POWER CONTROL PANEL.

## 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 DCA00MA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA00MA079), Aug 8, 2000: Douglas DC-9-32 (N838AT), Greensboro, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A phase-to-phase arc in the left heat exchanger cooling fan relay, which ignited the surrounding wire insulation and other combustible materials within the electrical power center panel. Contributing…

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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