# Incident 19901118060699I: Doug DC1030, Los Angeles, CA, November 18, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1990, 17:32 local time
- Place: Los Angeles, CA
- Airport: Los Angeles International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 33.9425° N, 118.4080° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LOS ANGELES INTL (LAX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9425&lon=-118.4080&mi=10
- Aircraft: N140AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N140AA-2013-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell-Douglas DC-10-30 (registry code 3023501, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC1030
- People aboard: 13
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901118060699I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN CABIN. TURNED OFF LIGHTS IN AREA. DIVERTED FOR LANDING. BALLAST HAD OVERHEATED.

## Other reports on N140AA (1)

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

- [Incident 19910728035209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910728035209I), Jul 28, 1991: Doug DC1030 (N140AA), San Francisco, CA. NR2 engine fire warning en route. Diverted and landed safely. No fire. Loops separated by failed duct.

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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