# Incident 19900506040929I: Doug DC982, Chicago, IL, May 6, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1990, 20:45 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago-O Hare International
- Phase of flight: Normal 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: N297AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N297AA-2009-06-25) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 983 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900506040929I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE FROM TOWEL BIN IN LAVATORY. USED HALON EXTINGUISHER. NO REASON FOR SMOKE FOUND.

## Other reports on N297AA (4)

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

- [Incident 20060806016639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060806016639I), Aug 6, 2006: Doug DC982 (N297AA), Memphis, TN, Minor damage. (-23) After touch down in Memphis, aircraft blew the recap off of the #3 tire. The recap tore a large hole in the inboard flap & bent attach point. Aircraft…
- [Incident 19910828041619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910828041619I), Aug 28, 1991: Doug DC982 (N297AA), Memphis, TN. Left oil strainer clogging warning in flight. Shut engine down and diverted to Memphis. Landed safely.
- [Incident 19861207073339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861207073339I), Dec 7, 1986: Doug DC982 (N297AA), Rochester, NY. During turn onto taxiway, nose wheel slid off hard surface onto sod. Braking fair during rollout.
- [Incident 19861115073899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861115073899I), Nov 15, 1986: Doug DC982 (N297AA), Des Moines, IA, Minor damage. Aircraft lost pressurization during flight. Pressure bulkhead found cracked.

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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