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Incident

FAA incident report · Aircraft · Houston, TX · March 24, 2004

Date
March 24, 2004 · 18:14 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
Houston Intercontinental Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
CALA
Aircraft
UNKNOWN
People aboard
88
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,929 total3,243 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) At 1814 CST, co 190, a DC-9-80 had landed after declaring an emergency due to right hydraulic system failure. After landing and stopping on runway, cabin crew reported acrid smoke in cabin, cockpit crew reported acrid smoke in cockpit. Aircraft was met by local iah aircraft rescue and firefighting (arf) equipment. Arf crew observed no evidence of aircraft damage or outside fire. Captain decided to evacuate the aircraft through door L-1 and tail cone. Slide at door L-1 functioned normally. Slide and tailcone stairs functioned normally at rear of the aircraft and 83 passengers and crew of 5 evacuated the aircraft after shutting down engines and APU. No major injuries. One woman scraped her arm and was observed by arf crew. No one taken to any hospital.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AT 1814 CST, CO 190, A DC-9-80 HAD LANDED AFTER DECLARING AN EMERGENCY DUE TO RIGHT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILURE. AFTER LANDING AND STOPPING ON RUNWAY, CABIN CREW REPORTED ACRID SMOKE IN CABIN, COCKPIT CREW REPORTED ACRID SMOKE IN COCKPIT. AIRCRAFT WAS MET BY LOCAL IAH AIRCRAFT RESCUE AND FIREFIGHTING (ARF) EQUIPMENT. ARF CREW OBSERVED NO EVIDENCE OF AIRCRAFT DAMAGE OR OUTSIDE FIRE. CAPTAIN DECIDED TO EVACUATE THE AIRCRAFT THROUGH DOOR L-1 AND TAIL CONE. SLIDE AT DOOR L-1 FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. SLIDE AND TAILCONE STAIRS FUNCTIONED NORMALLY AT REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT AND 83 PASSENGERS AND CREW OF 5 EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT AFTER SHUTTING DOWN ENGINES AND APU. NO MAJOR INJURIES. ONE WOMAN SCRAPED HER ARM AND WAS OBSERVED BY ARF CREW. NO ONE TAKEN TO ANY HOSPITAL.