# Incident 19881230068779I: Doug DC982, Newark, NJ, December 30, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1988, 19:54 local time
- Place: Newark, NJ
- Airport: Newark International
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 40.7242° N, 74.1726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newark, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7242&lon=-74.1726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N293AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N293AA-2017-01-25) (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
- People aboard: 90
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881230068779I

## Narrative

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

TAKEOFF WARNING HORN WHEN THROTTLES WERE ADVANCED. ABORTED. RESET STABILIZER TRIM AND RETURNED TO TAKEOFF AGAIN.

## Other reports on N293AA (2)

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

- [Incident 19881124064149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881124064149I), Nov 24, 1988: Doug DC982 (N293AA), St Louis, MO. Passenger door warning light came on. Diverted. Normal landing. Adjusted door proximity target per manual.
- [Incident 19870429035679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870429035679I), Apr 29, 1987: Doug DC982 (N293AA), St Louis, MO. Diverted after a bomb threat was received en route. Injuries during evacuation. No bomb found.

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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