# Incident 20010224002699I: Doug DC982, Newark, NJ, February 24, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 2001, 00:30 local time
- Place: Newark, NJ
- Airport: Newark International
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 40.7242° N, 74.1726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newark, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7242&lon=-74.1726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N582AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N582AA-2020-04-03) (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: 12
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 480 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010224002699I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT 0032E A/C LANDED & WHILE TAXIING TO RAMP PILOT REPORTED SMOKE IN A/C. CRF RESPONDED AND PAX EVACUATED. MAINT. DISCOVERED THAT THE RUDDER S/O VALVE "O RING" DEVELOPED A LEAK, THE SKYDROL PUDDLED AT LOWER FUSELAGE. THE CREW STARTED THE APU WHILE TAXIING & THE HYDRAULIC FLUID ENTERED THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM CAUSING THE SMOKE IN THE CABIN. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT AN "O RING" IN THE RUDDER S/O VALVE DEVELOPED A LEAK. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE O RING, PERFORMED A LEAK & OPS CHECK. PER SIC 21-92-12 MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A DUCT BURNOFF AND INSPECTED THE TAIL CONE FOR DAMAGE. LOG PAGE 5358772. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE. NTSB NOTIFIED.FAA FORM 8020.23 ON FILE.

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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