# Incident 20020502010919I: Doug MD11F, Seattle, WA, May 2, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 2002, 09:20 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Airport: Seattle-Tacoma International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FDEA
- Location: 47.4499° N, 122.3118° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SEATTLE-TACOMA INTL (SEA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4499&lon=-122.3118&mi=10
- Aircraft: N608FE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N608FE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F (registry code 3023600, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-11f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF6-80 series (registry code 30025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-80-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG MD11F
- Reported engine: GE CF680
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020502010919I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORD THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT BEFORE PUSHBACK THE FIRST OFFICERS WINDSHIELD CRACKED AND CAUGHT FIRE. THE FLIGHT CREW REMOVED POWER AND FROM THE OUTSIDE, EXTINGUISHED THE SMOLDERING WINDSHIELD. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE SCENE IT WAS OBSERVED THAT MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL WERE REMOVING WINDOW R-1. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL STATED THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CREW REPORTED THE FIRE, THEY WITNESSED SMOKE RISING FROM THE OUTSIDE OF WINDOW R-1. THE FIRST OFFICER WAS WITNESSED OPENING THE SLIDING WINDOW AND DISCHARGING A PORTABLE HALON FIRE EXTINGUISHER ONTO THE OUTSIDE OF THE WINDOW. THE MAINTENANCE CREW DID A GENERAL INSPECTION OF THE WINDOW WIRE TERMINAL BLOCK, ATTACHING WINDOW WIRES, & COCKPIT AREA AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NO VISIBLE SMOKE OR FIRE DAMAGE. THE ONSITE INSPECTION CONFIRMED THE MAINTENANCE CREWS GENERAL ASSESSMENT. IT WAS VERIFIED THAT WINDOW R-1 HAD EVIDENCE OF OVERHEATING, DELAMINATION, AND CRAZING ON THE OUTER PLANE.

## Other reports on N608FE (1)

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

- [Incident 19930508018669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930508018669I), May 8, 1993: Doug MD11F (N608FE), Dallas-Ft Worth, TX, Minor damage. While taxiing on a restricted taxiway aircraft ran over 3 taxiway lights. Did not wait for wing walkers.

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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