# Accident 19870325008829A: Doug DC1010, Chicago, IL, March 25, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1987, 08:30 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago-O Hare International
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 41.9769° N, 87.9081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (ORD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9769&lon=-87.9081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N128AA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC1010
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D1
- People aboard: 171
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 302 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87MA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87MA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870325008829A

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN CABIN AT GATE. CHECKED OK BY MAINTENANCE. ON CLIMBOUT HEAVY SMOKE. RETURNED. APU BEARINGS FAILED.

## 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 CHI87MA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87MA101), Mar 25, 1987: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10 (N128AA), Chicago, IL, no damage

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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