# Incident 20001129038279I: Doug DC982, Washington, DC, November 29, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 2000, 18:09 local time
- Place: Washington, DC
- Airport: Dulles International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 38.9903° N, 77.4609° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9903&lon=-77.4609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3507A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3507A-2018-11-19) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 7,500 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD01IA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01IA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001129038279I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 IAD01IA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01IA017), Nov 29, 2000: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (N3507A), Dulles, VA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: the 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…

## Other reports on N3507A (2)

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

- [Incident 19990731025209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990731025209I), Jul 31, 1999: Doug DC982 (N3507A), 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…
- [Incident 19930512018369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930512018369I), May 12, 1993: Doug DC982 (N3507A), Cleveland, OH. Lost pressurization en route. Declared emergency. Diverted to Cleveland. Unable to duplicate problem.

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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