# Incident 19880526023379I: Doug DC982, Albany, NY, May 26, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1988, 10:00 local time
- Place: Albany, NY
- Airport: Albany County
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 42.7491° N, 73.8020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALBANY INTL (ALB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7491&lon=-73.8020&mi=10
- Aircraft: N289AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N289AA-2009-06-25) (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)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC982
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D217A
- People aboard: 60
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,300 total, 1,700 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880526023379I

## Narrative

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

HEARD A POP FROM ENGINE. RPM DROPPED. SHUT ENGINE DOWN. LANDED SAFELY. CAUSE OF ENGINE FAILURE UNDETERMINED.

## Other reports on N289AA (1)

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

- [Incident 19880523033819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880523033819I), May 23, 1988: Doug DC982 (N289AA), Chicago, IL. Emotionally upset passenger voiced a threat concerning a flight attendant. Returned to gate for removal.

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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