# Incident 19821111065169I: Doug DC8*, Portland, OR, November 11, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1982, 12:35 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 45.5235° N, 122.6762° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portland, OR, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5235&lon=-122.6762&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8091U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8091U-2006-04-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-71F (registry code 302199G, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-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 DC8*
- People aboard: 193
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 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/19821111065169I

## Narrative

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

CREW DETECTED SMOKE IN CABIN. RETURNED. FOUND A WING FLOOD LIGHT TRANSMITTER IN PANEL HAD OVERHEATED.

## Other reports on N8091U (2)

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

- [Incident 19860117004059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860117004059I), Jan 17, 1986: Doug DC871 (N8091U), Chicago, IL. Descended due to inability to maintain cabin pressure. Ground air conditioning check valve stuck open. Door off.
- [Incident 19830705035999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830705035999I), Jul 5, 1983: Doug DC8* (N8091U), Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. Experienced a failure and fire of #1 engine on climbout. Engine shut down. Turbine failure and evidence of 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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