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FAA incident report · Doug DC982 · Washington, DC · November 29, 2000

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Date
November 29, 2000 · 18:09 local
Place
Washington, DC
Airport
Dulles International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AALA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3507A
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD01IA017
Reported as
Doug DC982
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total7,500 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days
N3507ARegistration cancelled Nov 19, 2018 · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82)S/N 49801 · Built 1989Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82)Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D seriesTurbo-jet

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Normal takeoff on runway 19 at dca. Light rain with winds 210/08. Climbing through 9000' radar displayed light rain with scattered areas of moderate rain. As climb was continued there was a bright flash/static discharge on the left side of the aircraft. No indications of any malfunctions in the cockpit. Crew began to notice a smell that seemed to be an electrical in nature. #1 flight attendant notified the captain that smoke was coming out of an overhead light fixture in the area of rows 7 and 8. Flight attendant was instructed to turn off all overhead lighting. Smoke seemed to get better for a bit but started up again a short time later. Captain was notified. An emeergency was declared with a request of vectors to iad with the ARFF standing by. On approx. a 20 mile final to iad the flight attendant notified the captain that a fire extinquisher was being utilized on the fire. (A passenger was able to use a pocket knife and make a entrance point through a ceiling panel so that the fire extinquisher could be applied to the fire). This action apparently put the fire out.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) NORMAL TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 19 AT DCA. LIGHT RAIN WITH WINDS 210/08. CLIMBING THROUGH 9000' RADAR DISPLAYED LIGHT RAIN WITH SCATTERED AREAS OF MODERATE RAIN. AS CLIMB WAS CONTINUED THERE WAS A BRIGHT FLASH/STATIC DISCHARGE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. NO INDICATIONS OF ANY MALFUNCTIONS IN THE COCKPIT. CREW BEGAN TO NOTICE A SMELL THAT SEEMED TO BE AN ELECTRICAL IN NATURE. #1 FLIGHT ATTENDANT NOTIFIED THE CAPTAIN THAT SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF AN OVERHEAD LIGHT FIXTURE IN THE AREA OF ROWS 7 AND 8. FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS INSTRUCTED TO TURN OFF ALL OVERHEAD LIGHTING. SMOKE SEEMED TO GET BETTER FOR A BIT BUT STARTED UP AGAIN A SHORT TIME LATER. CAPTAIN WAS NOTIFIED. AN EMEERGENCY WAS DECLARED WITH A REQUEST OF VECTORS TO IAD WITH THE ARFF STANDING BY. ON APPROX. A 20 MILE FINAL TO IAD THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT NOTIFIED THE CAPTAIN THAT A FIRE EXTINQUISHER WAS BEING UTILIZED ON THE FIRE. (A PASSENGER WAS ABLE TO USE A POCKET KNIFE AND MAKE A ENTRANCE POINT THROUGH A CEILING PANEL SO THAT THE FIRE EXTINQUISHER COULD BE APPLIED TO THE FIRE). THIS ACTION APPARENTLY PUT THE FIRE OUT.

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 IAD01IA017Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportDulles, VAthe operator's inadequate maintenance procedure to disconnect the Omega navigational system, which resulted in coaxial cables being cut and not properly protected. A factor in the incident was the lightning strike.Nov 29, 2000 · Minor damage

Other reports on N3507A · 2

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

Incident 19990731025209ITakeoff Ground Roll · Albuquerque, NM(-23) On July 31, 1999, at approx. 0718 am MDT, American airlines flight 1066, a MD-80, aborted takeoff from runway 21 due to the left engine's failure to develop takeoff thrust. Upon return to the gate maintenance determined the bleed valve had stuck…Jul 31, 1999Incident 19930512018369IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Cleveland, OHLost pressurization en route. Declared emergency. Diverted to Cleveland. Unable to duplicate problem.May 12, 1993