# Incident 19890331019539I: Doug DC982, Memphis, TN, March 31, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1989, 15:00 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: Memphis International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 35.1495° N, 90.0490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1495&lon=-90.0490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N245AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N245AA-2018-02-12) (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: 130
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890331019539I

## Narrative

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

NOISE FOLLOWED BY RIGHT ENGINE PROBLEMS AND TEMPERATURE RISE. FIRE BOTTLES USED. DAMAGE IN EXHAUST TURBINE SYSTEM.

## Other reports on N245AA (2)

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

- [Incident 19961110043839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961110043839I), Nov 10, 1996: Doug DC982 (N245AA), Cleveland, OH. Narrative: AAL544 landed cle (rwy 28) at 0215Z(2115L) on nov. 11, 1996 (local date). While attempting to exit rwy, AAL544 departed the hard surface. All info…
- [Incident 19841219072689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841219072689I), Dec 19, 1984: Doug DC980 (N245AA), Oklahoma City, OK. While trying to execute 150 degree turn on taxiway right main gear went into mud. Aircraft stuck.

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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