# Incident 19910915052189I: Doug DC982, Baltimore, MD, September 15, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1991, 15:10 local time
- Place: Baltimore, MD
- Airport: Baltimore-Washington International
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 39.2904° N, 76.6122° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baltimore, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2904&lon=-76.6122&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7527A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7527A-2016-04-05) (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-217A (registry code 51692, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-217a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC982
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910915052189I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN CABIN OF UNOCCUPIED AIRCRAFT. SERVICE CLERK SHUT DOWN APU. NO FIRE. APU HAD INTERNAL FAILURE.

## Other reports on N7527A (1)

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

- [Accident 20030803027409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030803027409A), Aug 3, 2003: Doug DC982 (N7527A), Charlotte, NC. (-23) On August 3, 2003, about 2207 hrs. Eastern time, a DC-9-82, N7527A, registered to wilmington trust co. and operated by American airlines inc., a 121…

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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