# Incident 19910810044739I: Doug DC982, Birmingham, AL, August 10, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1991, 18:26 local time
- Place: Birmingham, AL
- Airport: Birmingham Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 33.5207° N, 86.8025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Birmingham, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5207&lon=-86.8025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N487AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N487AA-2021-06-05) (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: 135
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,999 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910810044739I

## Narrative

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

SPARKS AND SMOKE FROM OVERHEAD AISLE LIGHT ON TAKEOFF. RETURNED. WIRING HAD SHORT CIRCUITED DUE TO CHAFFING.

## Other reports on N487AA (1)

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

- [Incident 20000717034439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000717034439I), Jul 17, 2000: Doug DC982 (N487AA), Dallas-Ft Worth, TX. (-23)After departing dfw runway 17R, flight attendant advised cockpit crew of smoke in passenger cabin. Aala flight 1258 declared an emergency, received…

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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