# Incident 20020601010959I: Doug DC983, Seattle, WA, June 1, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 2002, 19:25 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: AALA
- 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: N564AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N564AA-2018-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83) (registry code 3022083, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-83-md-83) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC983
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D
- People aboard: 132
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020601010959I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE APU FAILED IMMEDIATELY AFTER TRANSFERRING ELECTRICAL POWER TO GROUND SERVICE. SMOKE WAS REPORTED IN THE CABIN. ON THE FLIGHT DECK THE APU FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE UNIT AUTOMATICALLY SHUTDOWN. NO APU FIRELIGHT WAS OBSERVED. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED A GRINDING NOISE COULD BE HEARD COMING FROM THE APU BEFORE SHUTDOWN. RAMP WORKERS POSITIONED OUTSIDE THE AIRCRAFT NEAR THE AFT CARGO PIT REPORTED SMOKE, SPARKS, FLAME, AND A LOUD POP EMITTED FROM THE APU EXHAUST PORT AS IT SHUT DOWN. NO FIRE WAS OBSERVED. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND METAL PIECES IN THE EXHAUST PORT, WHICH CONFIRMED FAILURE OF THE APU. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FURTHER CONFIRMED THE FAILURE BY BITE, WHICH READ CODE 45, "AUTO-SHUTDOWN". MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INSPECTED THE APU COMPARTMENT AND APU SHROUD AREA FOR ADDITIONAL AIRCRAFT DAMAGE AND CONFIRMED THE FAILURE WAS CONTAINED WITHIN THE APU SHELL. PENDING REPLACEMENT, THE APU WAS PLACARDED "INOP" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPERATORS MEL.

## Other reports on N564AA (4)

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

- [Accident 20050814018529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050814018529A), Aug 14, 2005: Doug DC983 (N564AA), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. (-23) This report is coded as an accident due to the NTSB designation as such. The reporting inspector did not have the opportunity to view the aircraft as it…
- [Incident 19930412014239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930412014239I), Apr 12, 1993: Doug DC983 (N564AA), Salt Lake City, UT. Lost emergency crew oxygen supply. Diverted to Salt Lake City. Replaced crew oxygen bottle.
- [Incident 19921004044609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921004044609I), Oct 4, 1992: Doug DC983 (N564AA), Riverside, CA. Cabin pressure lost. Emergency landing at March field. Found pressure controller had failed.
- [Incident 19870922065569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870922065569I), Sep 22, 1987: Doug DC983 (N564AA), Cleveland, OH, Minor damage. The airliner rolled into the tug after pushback. Pilot did not notice and ground crew failed to call for brakes.

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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