# Incident 20071102824759I: Doug DC873F, Wichita, KS, November 2, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 2007, 06:26 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: IPXA
- Location: 37.6500° N, 97.3844° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6500&lon=-97.3844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N880UP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N880UP-2011-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-8-73F (registry code 302199F, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-73f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CFM56 series (registry code 30016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC873F
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN08IA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08IA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071102824759I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 02, 2007 AT 0626 LOCAL TIME, AIRCRAFT N880UP, FLIGHT #918, WHILE ENROUTE FROM LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, (SDF) TO ONTARIO, CALIFORNIA (ONT) WAS DIVERTED TO WICHITA, KS (ICT), ATCT WAS CONTACTED AT WICHITA AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY LANDING DUE TO SMOKE AND POSSIBLE FIRE IN THE LAVATORY. THE AIRCRAFT HAD APPROXIMATELY 5 HOURS OF FUEL ON BOARD AND 4 CREW MEMBERS ON BOARD. IN ADDITION IT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ON BOARD. THE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INCLUDED 1 LITER CORROSIVE LIQUID AND FIBER BOARD. ALL EMERGENCY RESPONSE VEHICLES WENT TO THEIR ASSIGNED LOCATION FOR RUNWAY 19R. AT 0645 HRS THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY ON RUNWAY 19R AND THEN TAXIED TO THE NORTH CARGO AREA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY SAFETY CREW FOR FIRE AND SMOKE. NO INJURIES REPORTED AND NO FIRE BUT IT WAS AN ODOR OF SMOKE (ELECTRIC WIRE SHIELD BURNED). UNITED PARCEL SERVICE MECHANICS INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND RECIRCULATING FAN INOPERATIVE AND RECIRCULATING FAN RELAY MALFUNCTION. LAVATORY WAS FOUND DAMAGED (PUNCTURE HOLES) AT TOP OF THE TOILET BOWL WHRE IT APPEARED AS THOUGH THE CAPTAIN HAD TRIED TO USE THE AXE.

## 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 DEN08IA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08IA022), Nov 2, 2007: Douglas DC-8-73F (N880UP), Wichita, KS, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: Failure of the recirculation fan motor end ball bearing.

## Other reports on N880UP (1)

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

- [Incident 20011227036039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011227036039I), Dec 27, 2001: Doug DC873F (N880UP), Minneapolis, MN. (-23) UPS556 reported #4 engine thrust reverser opened in flight. Aircraft landed without incident at 1029Z at the msp airport.

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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