# Incident 19870706054329I: Doug DC982, El Paso, TX, July 6, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1987, 04:58 local time
- Place: El Paso, TX
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 31.7587° N, 106.4869° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Paso, TX, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7587&lon=-106.4869&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: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870706054329I

## Narrative

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

FIRST OFFICER INCAPACITATED BY EAR PAIN AND BLEEDING. DIVERTED.

## Other reports on N236AA (2)

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

- [Incident 19870308015489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870308015489I), Mar 8, 1987: Doug DC982 (N236AA), Baltimore, MD. A torque link bolt fell from the aircraft during takeoff. Same problem found in another aircraft.
- [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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