# Incident 19900118005549I: Doug DC982, Buffalo, NY, January 18, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1990, 07:45 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 42.8864° N, 78.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8864&lon=-78.8784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N817US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N817US-2004-05-21) (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: 40
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,500 total, 2,800 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900118005549I

## Narrative

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

ELECTRICAL ARCING AND LOSS OF BOTH GENERATOR OUTPUTS. COCKPIT OXYGEN MASKS USED. RETURNED AND LANDED SAFELY.

## Other reports on N817US (1)

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

- [Incident 19910701032359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910701032359I), Jul 1, 1991: Doug DC982 (N817US), Houston, TX. Smoke entered passenger cabin through air conditioning outlets. Found oil leaking from APU into ac system.

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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