# Incident 20050727025569I: Doug DC1010, Newark, NJ, July 27, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2005, 16:34 local time
- Place: Newark, NJ
- Airport: Newark International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FDEA
- Location: 40.7242° N, 74.1726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newark, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7242&lon=-74.1726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N397FE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N397FE-2024-01-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-10-10F (registry code 3022112, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-10-10f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF6-6D (registry code 30076, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC1010
- Reported engine: GE CF6*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050727025569I

## Narrative

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

(-23) CREW REPORTED NO. ONE ENGINE FIRE, AFTER HEARING A LOUD BANG. ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND ONE FIRE BOTTLE DISCHARGED THAT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND SHOT FOAM INTO THE ENGINE. THE A/C RETURNED TO FED-X RAMP, FOR THE NUMBER ONE ENGINE INSPECTION. FIRE WAS IN THE AREA OF THE CONSTANT SPEED DRIVE. ENGINE TO BE REMOVED ALONG WITH THE LEFT AND RIGHT FAN AND NOSE COWL, DUE TO FIRE DAMAGE. CAUSE TO BE DETERMINED AFTER ENGINE TEARDOWN.

## Other reports on N397FE (1)

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

- [Incident 19980909032699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980909032699I), Sep 9, 1998: Doug DC1010 (N397FE), Indianapolis, IN. While on final approach for runway 5R, the outboard vane stop assemble for the right side inboard flap fell off of the aircraft. The stop assemble struck a…

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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