# Incident 19910815054039I: Doug DC982, Nashville, TN, August 15, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1991
- Place: Nashville, TN
- Airport: Nashville International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 36.1245° N, 86.6782° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NASHVILLE INTL (BNA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1245&lon=-86.6782&mi=10
- Aircraft: N416AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N416AA-2015-01-14) (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: 123
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 215 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910815054039I

## Narrative

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

SPARKS FROM CEILING LIGHT. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. HEAT EXCHANGER AC POWER WIRES HAD SHORTED.

## Other reports on N416AA (1)

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

- [Incident 19920925053059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920925053059I), Sep 25, 1992: Doug DC982 (N416AA), Cleveland, OH. Male passenger attempted to open aft cabin door on final approach. Passenger restrained. Arrested on arrival.

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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