# Incident 19860923065769I: Doug DC982, Grand Junction, CO, September 23, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1986, 09:35 local time
- Place: Grand Junction, CO
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 39.0639° N, 108.5506° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Junction, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0639&lon=-108.5506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N291AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N291AA-2015-01-14) (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: 142
- 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/19860923065769I

## Narrative

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

WHILE IN LEVEL CRUISING FLIGHT, FLIGHT ATTENDANT SPILLED HOT WATER ON PASSENGER, CAUSING SECOND DEGREE BURN.

## Other reports on N291AA (1)

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

- [Incident 19881217069189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881217069189I), Dec 17, 1988: Doug DC982 (N291AA), Chicago, IL. Passenger defied and accosted flight attendant. Arrested upon arrival and continued aggressive behavior.

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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