# Incident 19910701032359I: Doug DC982, Houston, TX, July 1, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1991, 09:45 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Houston Intercontinental Airport
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910701032359I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE ENTERED PASSENGER CABIN THROUGH AIR CONDITIONING OUTLETS. FOUND OIL LEAKING FROM APU INTO AC SYSTEM.

## Other reports on N817US (1)

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

- [Incident 19900118005549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900118005549I), Jan 18, 1990: Doug DC982 (N817US), Buffalo, NY, Minor damage. Electrical arcing and loss of both generator outputs. Cockpit oxygen masks used. Returned and landed safely.

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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