# Incident 19891201062979I: Doug DC982, Cleveland, OH, December 1, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1989, 00:34 local time
- Place: Cleveland, OH
- Airport: Cleveland-Hopkins International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 41.4094° N, 81.8547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CLEVELAND-HOPKINS INTL (CLE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4094&lon=-81.8547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N246AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N246AA-2011-07-25) (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: 18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 489 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891201062979I

## Narrative

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

SMELL LIKE OVERHEATED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. FOUND BURNT TERMINAL AND CIRCUIT BREAKER ON FORWARD GALLEY.

## Other reports on N246AA (1)

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

- [Incident 20060814016339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060814016339I), Aug 14, 2006: Doug DC982 (N246AA), Ontario, CA. (-23) Aircraft experienced smoke in the cabin during climbout. The crew aborted and returned to ont.

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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