# Incident 19850107005649I: Doug DC980, Chicago, IL, January 7, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 1985, 09:59 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: O'Hare International
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N234AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N234AA-2010-06-09) (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
- 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/19850107005649I

## Narrative

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

ABORTED TAKEOFF WHEN MASTER CAUTION LIGHT CAME ON. PROBLEM CAUSED BY SPOILER DEPLOYMENT WHEN YOKE WAS MOVED.

## Other reports on N234AA (3)

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

- [Incident 20041121031919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041121031919I), Nov 21, 2004: Doug DC982 (N234AA), Denver, CO, Minor damage. (-23) On November 21, 2004, at 1038 mountain standard time, a mcdonnel Douglas DC-9-82, N234AA, operated as American airlines flight 1115, sustained minor…
- [Incident 20001006018369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001006018369I), Oct 6, 2000: Doug DC982 (N234AA), Bryce Canyon, UT. (-23) Aala flight 2821, enroute from den-lax, declared an emergency due to an initial pressurization problem, followed by a report of smoke in the cockpit. The…
- [Incident 19961016039859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961016039859I), Oct 16, 1996: Doug DC982 (N234AA), Omaha, NE. Narrative: a DC-9-82, N234AA, operated by American airlines, inc., as flight 1587, was enroute from dallas, Texas to Omaha, Nebraska. Fifteen miles east of…

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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