# Incident 19840427020859I: Doug DC980, Kansas City, KS, April 27, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1984, 10:10 local time
- Place: Kansas City, KS
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 39.1142° N, 94.6275° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kansas City, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1142&lon=-94.6275&mi=10
- Aircraft: N210AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N210AA-2008-11-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82) (registry code 3022082, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-82-md-82) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC980
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- People aboard: 37
- 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/19840427020859I

## Narrative

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

LOST PRESSURIZATION CONTROL AT CRUISE ALTITUDE. CAUSE UNDETERMINED.

## Other reports on N210AA (2)

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

- [Incident 19891030060229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891030060229I), Oct 30, 1989: Doug DC982 (N210AA), Rochester, NY. Landed with both auto pilots inoperative. Both had three previous malfunctions. Ferried for repairs.
- [Incident 19831218069569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831218069569I), Dec 18, 1983: Doug DC980 (N210AA), Salina, KS. Flight attendant injured her clavicle. Was attempting to dislodge a service cart. Struck by the service door.

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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