# NTSB Accident MIA02FA075
> **McDonnell Douglas MD-11** · 2002-04-01 · Charlotte, NC, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA02FA075
- **Event ID:** 20020402X00443
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-04-01
- **Location:** Charlotte, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.214168, -80.943054
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 5
- **Minor:** 11
- **Uninjured:** 229
- **Total aboard:** 245
## Aircraft
- **Make:** McDonnell Douglas
- **Model:** MD-11
- **Registration:** N809DE
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 3
- **Damage:** MINR
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The failure of the aircraft operator to comply with, in a timely manner, on the No. 2 engine, Boeing Alert Service Bulletin MD11-71A086, resulting in the integrated drive generator feeder cable chaffing through a fire warning loop and failure of the fire warning system due to electrical damage. This resulted in a continuous indication in the cockpit of a No. 2 engine fire, an emergency descent and landing, and injuries to passengers during the subsequent emergency evacuation of the airplane.

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