# Accident 20020124001709A: Doug DC941, Indianapolis, IN, January 24, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 2002, 14:00 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis International
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 39.7290° N, 86.2892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7290&lon=-86.2892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N754NW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N754NW-2013-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-41 (registry code 302207P, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-41) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC941
- People aboard: 74
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,204 total, 3,417 in this make and model, 123 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020124001709A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON JANUARY 24, 2002, AT 1400 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-41, N754NW, OPERATED AS FLIGHT 1118, EXPERIENCED A RIGHT ENGINE TAIL PIPE FIRE DURING ENGINE START WHILE ON THE RAMP NEAR THE END OF RUNWAY 32 AT THE INDIANAPOLIS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA. AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION WAS PERFORMED DURING WHICH ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED A BROKEN ARM. THE 2 COCKPIT CREWMEMBERS, 3 FLIGHT ATTENDANTS, AND 69 OTHER PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE SCHEDULED DOMESTIC FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 121. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE SCHEDULED DESTINATION FOR THE FLIGHT WAS DETROIT, MICHIGAN. THE AIRPLANE WAS POSITIONED AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY WITH THE ENGINES SHUT DOWN DUE TO AN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL DELAY. THE FIRE OCCURRED AS THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS BEING RESTARTED IN PREPARATION FOR TAKEOFF. (-23) ON JANUARY 24, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 1400EST, A DC-9-41, N754NW, OPERATED AS NW FLIGHT 1118, EXPERIENCED A RIGHT ENGINE TAILPIPE FIRE DURING ENGINE START WHILE ON THE RAMP NEAR THE END OF RW 32 AT INDIANAPOLIS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KIND) INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA. AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION WAS PER                   FORMED DURING WHICH ONE PASSENGER A ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ RECEIVED A BROKEN ARM WHEN HE FELL FROM THE R1 GALLY DOOR SLIDE. THE 2 CREWMEMBERS, THREE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS, AND 69 OTHER PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS POSITIONED AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY WITH ENGINES SHUT DOWN DUE TO AN AIR TRAFFIC DELAY. THE FIRE OCCURRED AS THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS RESTARTED IN PREPARATION FOR DEPARTURE.

## 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 CHI02LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA069), Jan 24, 2002: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-41 (N754NW), Indianapolis, IN, no damage. Probable cause: The passenger fell off the side of the slide during the emergency evacuation. Factors were the emergency evacuation and the erratic ignition exciter.

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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