# Incident 19850903050929I: Doug DC1010, Abilene, TX, September 3, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1985, 11:57 local time
- Place: Abilene, TX
- Airport: Dyess Afb
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 32.4303° N, 99.8297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4303&lon=-99.8297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N112AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N112AA-2002-06-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10 (registry code 3022110, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-10-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF6-6 series (registry code 30020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-6-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC1010
- Reported engine: GE CF6*
- People aboard: 155
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85IA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85IA341) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850903050929I

## Narrative

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

FIRE WARNING NR3 ENGINE. INJURIES WHEN ESCAPE SLIDE DID NOT INFLATE FULLY. BLEED AIR DUCT FAILED, FALSE FIRE LIGHT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW85IA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85IA341), Sep 3, 1985: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10 (N112AA), Abilene, TX, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N112AA (2)

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

- [Incident 19830912053419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830912053419I), Sep 12, 1983: Doug DC1010 (N112AA), San Francisco, CA, Minor damage. APU would not start taxiing to gate. Fire erupted in inlet duct. Wind was blowing into exhaust outlet.
- [Incident 19790625016839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790625016839I), Jun 25, 1979: Doug DC1010 (N112AA), Pittsburgh, PA. Crew unable to reduce system pressure on handbrake. Landed safely.

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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