# Incident 19870804045139I: Doug C47, Fairbanks, AK, August 4, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1987, 11:45 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Fairbanks International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: AUIA
- Location: 64.8154° N, 147.8567° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FAIRBANKS INTL (FAI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8154&lon=-147.8567&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8042X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8042X-2013-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas C-47 (registry code 3021461, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-c-47) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-1830 series (registry code 52020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1830-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG C47
- Reported engine: PWA R183094
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 4,800 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870804045139I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND FIRE BOTTLES DISCHARGED AFTER FIRE WARNING ON DESCENT.  A CYLINDER HAD CRACKED.

## Other reports on N8042X (2)

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

- [Accident 19890626017629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890626017629A), Jun 26, 1989: Doug DC3C (N8042X), Petersburg, AK, Substantial damage. Aileron left yoke control chain broke on climbout. Ditched aircraft.
- [Incident 19860922050839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860922050839I), Sep 22, 1986: Doug DC3C (N8042X), Fairbanks, AK. Right engine oil pressure dropped. Secured engine. Found a piece of carbon stuck in oil pressure regulator.

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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