# NTSB DCA18WA247: Douglas DC9, N802WA, Chichen Itza, Mexico, July 11, 2018

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: July 11, 2018, 16:46 local (16:46 UTC)
- Place: Chichen Itza, Mexico
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Fire/smoke (non-impact)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 131 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 97828
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA18WA247
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/97828/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA18WA247

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Enroute-cruise: Fire/smoke (non-impact)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150) (defining event); cases with it: [Mcdonnell Douglas MD 83, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150/sequence.md?model=3023681), [All aircraft, 504 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The Direccion General de Aeronautica Civil (DGAC) of Mexico has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Douglas DC9 airplane that occurred on July 11, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Mexico's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13. All investigative information will be released by the government of Mexico.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N802WA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N802WA), registered now, S/N 53052, built 1990 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Douglas DC9 (83)
- Registry model: [Mcdonnell Douglas MD 83](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-83) (registry code 3023681) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-219](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-219) (registry code 51694, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 53052
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: World Atlantic Leasing Llc
- Registered owner: World Atlantic Leasing Llc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport

## Other investigations on N802WA (2)

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 DCA25WA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25WA176), Mar 31, 2025: Mcdonnell Douglas MD 83 (N802WA), Havana, Cuba, incident, no damage
- [NTSB DCA24WA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24WA282), Jun 2, 2024: Mcdonnell Douglas MD 83 (N802WA), Santa Clara, Cuba, incident, minor damage

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.

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