# Incident 20041219033299I: Doug MD9030, Las Vegas, NV, December 19, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 2004, 13:50 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Mc Carran International
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N903DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N903DA-2020-08-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-90-30 (registry code 3023690, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-90-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: IAE V2500SERIES (registry code 34601, https://openairdocs.org/engine/iae-v2500series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG MD9030
- People aboard: 146
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041219033299I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER APU START, THE STARTER RELAY REMAINED CLOSED CAUSING INSULATION ON THE STARTER CABLE TO HEAT UP TO THE POINT AN INSULATION BOOT CAUGHT FIRE.

## Other reports on N903DA (1)

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

- [Incident 19960606032779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960606032779I), Jun 6, 1996: Doug MD9030 (N903DA), Reno, NV, Minor damage. Narrative: bleed air coupling nut released on the left hand engine pressurizing the nose cowl causing a separation of the acoustical lining. The lining was…

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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