# Incident 19841014061979I: Doug DC982, Dallas, TX, October 14, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1984, 20:10 local time
- Place: Dallas, TX
- Airport: Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 32.7831° N, 96.8067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7831&lon=-96.8067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N950U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N950U-2009-09-04) (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 DC982
- 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/19841014061979I

## Narrative

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

APU GENERATOR FEEDER WIRE CHAFFED ON FLOORBOARD CLIP NUT CAUSING APU GENERATOR TO MALFUNCTION.

## Other reports on N950U (3)

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

- [Incident 19950210006589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950210006589I), Feb 10, 1995: Doug DC982 (N950U), Omaha, NE. Narrative: N9050U, a DC9-82, being operated by trans world airlines, inc., enroute from salt lake city, Utah to st. louis, Missouri experienced smoke in the…
- [Incident 19880407043939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880407043939I), Apr 7, 1988: Doug DC982 (N950U), St Louis, MO. Stick shaker activated on takeoff. Oral warning on captain side. Returned. Replaced left angle of attack sensor.
- [Incident 19870501019919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870501019919I), May 1, 1987: Doug DC982 (N950U), St Louis, MO. Right main gear would not retract after takeoff. Returned. Found a bungee rod end broken.

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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