# Incident 19890509032039I: Doug DC982, St Louis, MO, May 9, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1989, 09:45 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Lambert-St Louis International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6273&lon=-90.1979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N437AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N437AA-2019-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83) (registry code 3022083, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-83-md-83) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT9D series (registry code 52054, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt9d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC982
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D217A
- People aboard: 34
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890509032039I

## Narrative

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

LOSS OF CABIN PRESSURE. MASKS DEPLOYED. EMERGENCY DESCENT AND LANDING. DEFECTIVE CONTROLLER AND SELECTOR PANEL.

## Other reports on N437AA (1)

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

- [Incident 20051126029539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051126029539I), Nov 26, 2005: Doug DC983 (N437AA), Boise, ID, Damage unknown. (-23) American airlines flight 2033, dfw-sea, #2 engine had overtemp indication accompanied with auto-shutdown. Pilot declared an emergency and diverted into…

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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