# Incident 20020925031489I: Doug DC871F, El Paso, TX, September 25, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 2002, 09:41 local time
- Place: El Paso, TX
- Airport: El Paso International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: IXXA
- Location: 31.8073° N, 106.3764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EL PASO INTL (ELP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8073&lon=-106.3764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N825BX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N825BX-2014-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-8-71F (registry code 302199D, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-71f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC871F
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020925031489I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ENROUTE FROM STL TO ELP, THE LIGHT PANEL FOR THE FLAP QUADRANT, LOCATED ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE CENTER CONSOLE, SHORTED OUT, PRODUCING SMOKE AND FIRE. THE FLIGHT CREW PLANNED FOR AN EMERGENCY DIVERSION TO BRO, BUT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE DECISION WAS MADE TO CONTINUE TO ELP, WHERE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS EXPERIENCED. INSPECTION ON THE GROUND IN ELP REVEALED THAT THE LIGHT PANEL WHICH SHORTED OUT IN FLIGHT WAS THE SOLE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE AND FIRE. THE LIGHT PANEL WAS REPLACED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INFORMATION WAS PASSED ON TO THE LA ACO AND THE LA AEG, AS WELL AS BEING SUBMITTED ON AN SDR. THE INCIDENT WAS JUDGED BY ALL TO HAVE BEEN AN ISOLATED COMPONENT FAILURE.

## Other reports on N825BX (3)

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

- [Accident 20011214033549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011214033549A), Dec 14, 2001: Doug DC871F (N825BX), Anchorage, AK, No damage. (-23) After takeoff (anc) aircraft began to roll hard left. Crew input opposite aileron & rudder to maintain control. Emergency declared. Aircraft returned to…
- [Incident 20001019031449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001019031449I), Oct 19, 2000: Doug DC871F (N825BX), Omaha, NE. (-23)During approach in Omaha, NE, the crew noticed the #2 engine hydraulic quanitty drop to stand pipe level crew performed loss of hydraulic quantity…
- [Incident 19970708024629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970708024629I), Jul 8, 1997: Doug DC871F (N825BX), Ontario, CA. Ammonia fumes from cargo area on climbout. Returned. Ammonia container inside container spilled. Cleaned up.

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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