# Accident 19890912036139A: Doug DC982, Chicago, IL, September 12, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1989, 17:46 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago-O Hare International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 41.9769° N, 87.9081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (ORD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9769&lon=-87.9081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N244AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N244AA-2010-06-14) (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)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC982
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D217A
- People aboard: 108
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,600 total, 876 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89FA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89FA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890912036139A

## Narrative

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

HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILED. LEFT RUNWAY HIT MANHOLE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI89FA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89FA183), Sep 12, 1989: McDonnell Douglas MD-80 (N244AA), Chicago, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A LOSS OF HYDRAULIC SYSTEM PRESSURE DUE TO THE OPERATOR'S FAILURE TO REPLACE A SYSTEM COMPONENT THAT HAD A KNOWN HISTORY OF FAILURES, AND THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE POWERPLANT CONTROLS RESULTING IN A…

## Other reports on N244AA (2)

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

- [Incident 20030326005949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030326005949I), Mar 26, 2003: Doug DC982 (N244AA), Indianapolis, IN. (-23) On 3/26/2003 American airlines flt 1796 experienced a series of compressor stalls on the right engine. Power was reduced to idle and EGT went to 590…
- [Accident 19961028045729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961028045729A), Oct 28, 1996: Doug MD88 (N244AA), New York, NY, Minor damage. Nose gear failed extend at lga. Diverted jrk. Landed nose gear up. Passengers injured during evacuation.

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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