# Incident 19870308015489I: Doug DC982, Baltimore, MD, March 8, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1987, 08:17 local time
- Place: Baltimore, MD
- Airport: Baltimore-Washington International
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 39.1757° N, 76.6690° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1757&lon=-76.6690&mi=10
- Aircraft: N236AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N236AA-2010-03-25) (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)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC982
- People aboard: 79
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87IA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87IA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870308015489I

## Narrative

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

A TORQUE LINK BOLT FELL FROM THE AIRCRAFT DURING TAKEOFF. SAME PROBLEM FOUND IN ANOTHER AIRCRAFT.

## 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 NYC87IA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87IA105), Mar 8, 1987: McDonnell Douglas MD-80 (N236AA), Baltimore, MD, incident, no damage

## Other reports on N236AA (2)

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

- [Incident 19870706054329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870706054329I), Jul 6, 1987: Doug DC982 (N236AA), El Paso, TX. First officer incapacitated by ear pain and bleeding. Diverted.
- [Incident 19841115069789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841115069789I), Nov 15, 1984: Doug DC980 (N236AA), El Paso, TX. Captain had sharp pain in kidneys. First officer took over for unscheduled landing.

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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