# Incident 20010302008469I: Doug DC931, Syracuse, NY, March 2, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 2001, 06:31 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ABXA
- 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: N929AX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N929AX-2017-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 3022065, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC931
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010302008469I

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON MARCH 2, 2001 AT 0631 EST, A MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-31, S/N 45874, N929AX, REGISTERED TO ABX AIR INC., EXPERIENCED A HAZARDOUS MATERIAL SPILL IN THE MAIN CARGO BAY AREA J3 WHILE REMOVING THE CONTAINERS FROM THE AIRCRAFT AT THE SYRACUSE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (SYR). THE ARFF RESPONDED AND TREATED AREA TO NEUTRALIZE THE SPILL AS REQUIRED.  MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL CONTACTED THE CLEAN-UP TO "ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCTS & SERVICES, INC." AIRBORNE EXPRESS, INC. MAINTENANCE VERIFIED THE CLEAN-UP, ENTERED THE DISCREPANCY ONTO AIRCRAFT LOG PAGE 28631-73, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.  THE CIVIL AVIATION SECURITY DIVISION, AEA-700-PIT, INSPECTOR  LAWRENCE O'NEIL WAS CONTACTED AND ARRIVED ON SCENE TO INVESTIGATE HOW THE HAZARDOUS MATERIAL WAS SHIPPED WITHOUT PROPER PACKAGE LABELING.  THE INCIDENT WAS FORWARDED TO THE CIVIL AVIATION SECURITY DIVISION.  INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE WILMINGTON, OHIO (ILN) AIRPORT ON MARCH 2, 2001.

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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