# Incident 19860117008839I: Doug DC982, Omaha, NE, January 17, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1986, 14:25 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Eppley Airfield
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 41.3032° N, 95.8941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EPPLEY AIRFIELD (OMA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3032&lon=-95.8941&mi=10
- Aircraft: N242AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N242AA-2018-02-12) (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
- People aboard: 111
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 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/19860117008839I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CABIN PRESSURE AT FL330. RAPID DESCENT AND LANDING. REPLACED CABIN PRESSURE CONTROLLER.

## Other reports on N242AA (1)

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

- [Incident 19891014056329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891014056329I), Oct 14, 1989: Doug DC982 (N242AA), Buffalo, NY. Bang from NR1 engine on approach. Landed safely. Found metal parts in tailpipe. Replaced engine.

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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