# Incident 20060331003959I: Doug MD11F, Seattle, WA, March 31, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 2006, 19:56 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Airport: Seattle-Tacoma International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FDEA
- 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: N601FE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N601FE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F (registry code 3023600, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-11f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF6-80 series (registry code 30025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-80-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG MD11F
- Reported engine: GE CF680C2D1F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060331003959I

## Narrative

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

(-23) 500 MILES OUT OF SEA, AT 37K FEET, 0245Z, #1 ENGINE FIRE BELL LIGHTS, BOTH #1 FUEL LEVEL AND #1 FIRE HANDLE. WHEN AT IDLE, #1 THROTTLE FIRE WDK-ACTION WENT AWAY. FLIGHT CREW FOLLOWED PROCEDURES, BLEW FIRE BOTTLE, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO SEA. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. TAXIED TO FED EX RAMP. WHEN ON GROUND, FOUND NO FIRE EVIDENCE PRESENT. CLEAN UP AND SYSTEM CHECK TO CONTINUE.

## Other reports on N601FE (2)

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

- [Accident 20040919034489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040919034489A), Sep 19, 2004: Doug MD11F (N601FE), Memphis, TN, Substantial damage. (-23) During approach to runway 09 kmem at approximately 1743 CDT, September 19, 2004, fdx flight 859, an MD-11, N601FE rejected the landing attempt and…
- [Incident 19980915038249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980915038249I), Sep 15, 1998: Doug MD11F (N601FE), Indianapolis, IN. (-5) Shortly after take off, the #1 engine fire warning light illuminated along with the associated warning bell. The EGT went to 966 degrees. The engine 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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