# Incident 20060922021089I: Boeing 777232, Brindisi, IT, September 22, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 2006, 00:40 local time
- Place: Brindisi, IT
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Aircraft: N861DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N861DA-2026-08-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 777-232 (registry code 1385232, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-777-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce RB-211 series (registry code 54555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-rb-211-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 777232
- People aboard: 226
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA06WA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA06WA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060922021089I

## Narrative

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

(-23) FLIGHT CREW REPORTED R1 WINDOW HEATER ARCING WITH FLAMES. CAPTAIN HAS REPORTED TO DELTA FLIGHT CONTROL THE CREW TURNED OFF WINDOW HEAT, DONNED OXYGEN MASKS, AND THEY PREPARED TO USE FIRE EXTINGUISHER, BUT FLAMES STOPPED JUST PRIOR TO ITS USE. THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER WAS NOT DISCHARGED. THE FLIGHT DIVERTED TO BRINDISI, ITALY WHERE IT LANDED SAFELY, DE-PLANED 222 PASSENGERS NORMALLY AND REPORTS NO INJURIES TO ANY PASSENGERS OR FLIGHT CREW.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DCA06WA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA06WA075), Sep 22, 2006: Boeing 777-200 (N861DA), Brindisi, Italy, incident, minor damage

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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