# Incident 20080319012469I: Doug DC871F, Louisville, KY, March 19, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 2008, 04:30 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Airport: Louisville International-Standiford Fie
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: IPXA
- Location: 38.2542° N, 85.7594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Louisville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2542&lon=-85.7594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N730UP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N730UP-2010-03-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-8-71F (registry code 302199D, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-71f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC871F
- Reported engine: GE CFM562C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080319012469I

## Narrative

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

(-23) (1) THE REASON FOR EVACUATION: CREW WAS NOTIFIED OF TAIL FIRE IN THE #3 ENGINE. CREW DISCHARGED FIRE BOTTLE IN #3 ENGINE. THROUGH THE INVESTIGATION THE FIRE CAME FROM THE #4 ENGINE VICE #3 ENGINE. THE CREW WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE FIRE WAS NOT EXTINGUISHED. (2) WHO INITIATED THE EVACUATION: THE CREW INITIATED EVACUATION. (3) WHICH EXIT WAS USED & REASON FOR NONUSE OF OTHER EXITS: LEFT FORWARD EXIT DOOR WAS USED. THE COCKPIT WINDOWS WERE NOT USED, CREW DEEMED TO USE THE FORWARD EXIT DOOR. (4) WHETHER ANY EXITS, SLIDES MALFUNCTIONED: THE AIRCRAFT EMERGENCY SLIDE WAS USED, IT DID NOT MALFUNCTION. (5) WHETHER ANY PARTICULAR EXIT USED BY MAJORITY OF THE EVACUEES: LEFT FORWARD DOOR. THE CREW DEEMED IT WAS THE EXIT TO USE. NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N730UP (1)

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

- [Incident 19920721032279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920721032279I), Jul 21, 1992: Doug DC871F (N730UP), Raleigh-Durham, NC. Fire warning on NR1 engine on approach. Shut it down. Fired bottle. Landed safely. No fire.

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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