# Incident 20100818044699I: Douglas DC-8-73F, Cincinati, OH, August 18, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2010, 00:45 local time
- Place: Cincinati, OH
- Airport: Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky I
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DHLA
- Aircraft: N873SJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8-73F
- Reported engine: CFM INTL. CFM56 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other 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/20100818044699I

## Narrative

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

N873SJ ENROUTE MMMX TO KCVG FLIGHT DHL951 HAD INFLIGHT FIRE WARNING.  DISCHARGED BOTH FIRE BOTTLES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ESTABLISHED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, DECLARED EMERGENCY WITH INDIANAPOLIS CENTER @ 0545Z, LANDED SAFELY KCVG @ 0618Z.  MECHANICS FOUND LOOP CORE CONNECTOR SHORTED, REMOVED AND REPLACED.

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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