# Incident 19851110062579I: Doug DC980, Nashville, TN, November 10, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 1985, 13:35 local time
- Place: Nashville, TN
- Airport: Metro
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 36.1659° N, 86.7844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nashville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1659&lon=-86.7844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N216AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N216AA-2008-10-29) (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
- People aboard: 131
- 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/19851110062579I

## Narrative

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

APU FIRE WARNING LIGHT AND AURAL WARNING CAME ON. RETURNED AND FIRED BOTTLE INTO APU. PASSENGERS EVACUATED BY SLIDE

## Other reports on N216AA (2)

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

- [Incident 19900108062699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900108062699I), Jan 8, 1990: Doug DC982 (N216AA), Portland, OR, Minor damage. Left engine vibrating on takeoff. Returned. C1 fan damaged. Suspect ice ingestion.
- [Incident 19840529029029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840529029029I), May 29, 1984: Doug DC980 (N216AA), Dallas, TX. APU fire warning. Both fire bottles discharged. Fire warning continued. Returned. Replaced APU fire controller.

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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