# Incident 19890515024469I: Doug DC981, Syracuse, NY, May 15, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1989, 09:55 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 43.1112° N, 76.1063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (SYR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1112&lon=-76.1063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N808US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N808US-2007-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-81(MD-81) (registry code 3022081, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-81-md-81) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC981
- People aboard: 50
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890515024469I

## Narrative

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

FIRE SMELL IN AFT LAVATORY. DIVERTED. ACM AIR DUCT BECAME DISCONNECTED. BLEW INSULATION ONTO A AIR DUCT.

## Other reports on N808US (1)

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

- [Incident 19920701033829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920701033829I), Jul 1, 1992: Doug DC981 (N808US), Allentown, PA. NR2 engine lost oil quantity on climb. Shut down engine. Returned. Replaced engine oil cooler supply tube.

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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