# Incident 20140519008239I: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83), Mesa, AZ, May 19, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2014, 13:35 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Mesa Phoenix Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: WX0A
- Location: 33.4223° N, 111.8226° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mesa, AZ, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4223&lon=-111.8226&mi=10
- Aircraft: N415NV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N415NV-2021-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83) (registry code 3022083, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-83-md-83) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-219 (registry code 51694, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-219) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-83(MD-83)
- Reported engine: P & W JT8D-219
- People aboard: 168
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140519008239I

## Narrative

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

DURING THE FINAL WALK THRU AFTER THE DEPARTURE ANNOUNCEMENT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^  WAS WALKING TO THE AFT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THOUGHT SHE COULD SMELL SMOKE AROUND THE OVERHEAD AT ROW 17 A/C LEFT. SHE WALKED BACK TO THE AFT AND ASKED ANOTHER FLIGHT ATTENDANT TO VERIFY THE SMOKE SMELL. ON THE WAY FORWARD THEY NOTICED SMOKE AND OPENED THE OVERHEAD. THERE WAS NO SMOKE IN THE OVERHEAD BUT THERE WAS SMOKE AROUND THE OVERHEAD. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RAN BACK TO GET FIRE EXTINGUISHERS AND DISCHARGED 2 HALON. IT SEEMED THAT THE SMOKE WAS INCREASING SO THEY NOTIFIED THE CAPTAIN AND TOLD HIM IT SMELLED ELECTRICAL AND SEEMED TO BE SPREADING. ANOTHER FLIGHT ATTENDANT DISCHARGED A THIRD EXTINGUISHER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WENT BACK AND CALLED THE CAPTAIN AND HE GAVE THE EVACUATION COMMANDS ?EVACUATE, EVACUATE, EVACUATE?. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS EVACUATED ALL THE PASSENGERS AND EACH FLIGHT ATTENDANT EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT FROM THEIR RESPECTIVE DOOR.

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OPENED THE L1 DOOR AND HAD TO PULL THE INFLATION HANDLE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OPENED R1 DOOR AND WAS THE LAST TO EVACUATE OUT THE R1. SHE SAID A FEW MINUTES AFTER SHE EVACUATED SHE HEARD THE SLIDE WHISTLE AND DEFLATE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OPENED THE L2 DOOR AND WAS THE LAST PERSON OUT. THAT SLIDE DEFLATED ALSO. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OPENED THE TAIL CONE. SHE WENT BACK FOR A FIRST AID KIT BEFORE SHE EVACUATED. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS GATHERED THE PASSENGERS AND TREATED MINOR CUTS AND SCRAPES/RUBBER BURNS.

THE PASSENGERS WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE TERMINAL AT GATES 9 AND 10 IN BUSES USED IN THE PARKING LOTS ON RAY RD. THE CUSTOMERS WERE GIVEN COLD BEVERAGES IN THE LOUNGE AREA.

CRASH FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONDED. I HAVE PICTURES ATTACHED TO THE EMAIL WITH THIS DOCUMENT. THE MESA POLICE REPORT NUMBER IS 20141390346.

THE BASE MANAGER FOR THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS AND THE CHIEF PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WERE OUT AT THE FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N415NV (1)

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

- [Incident 20130916025169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130916025169I), Sep 16, 2013: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83) (N415NV), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. Allegiant air LLC flight 436 operating from Las Vegas, Nevada to peoria, Illinois evacuated passengers on ramp in front of the airport fire department.…

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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