# Incident 19871006065249I: Doug DC982, Las Vegas, NV, October 6, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1987, 16:12 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Mc Carran International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N215AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N215AA-1999-10-14) (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)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC982
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D217
- People aboard: 85
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871006065249I

## Narrative

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

NUMBER ONE ENGINE FAILED ON APPROACH. A SAFE LANDING WAS MADE. TURBINE HOUSING AROUND GUIDE VANES WORN AWAY.

## Other reports on N215AA (1)

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

- [Accident 19990601005919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990601005919A), Jun 1, 1999: Doug DC982 (N215AA), Little Rock, AR, Destroyed, 15 fatal. Acft slid off end of runway on landing. Broke in three parts. 15 fatalities. Other circumstances unknown at this time. (-23) during landing the aircraft…

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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