# Incident 19911023052889I: Doug DC982, Helena, MT, October 23, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1991, 10:21 local time
- Place: Helena, MT
- Airport: Helena Regional Airport
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 46.6067° N, 111.9833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HELENA RGNL (HLN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6067&lon=-111.9833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N468AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N468AA-2018-03-01) (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: 85
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911023052889I

## Narrative

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

APU FAILED EN ROUTE. DIVERTED FOR LANDING. NR1 GENERATOR ALSO HAD PLACARD. FERRIED FOR REPAIRS.

## Other reports on N468AA (2)

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

- [Incident 20010416007579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010416007579I), Apr 16, 2001: Doug DC982 (N468AA), Newark, NJ. (-23)Flight 1704 was enroute from orl to ewr and reported a loss of cabin pressure. The aircraft descended to 8,000 feet as per the emergency checklist and…
- [Incident 19920406019639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920406019639I), Apr 6, 1992: Doug DC982 (N468AA), Nashville, TN. Experienced a loss of all computer instrumentation. Diverted to Nashville. Replaced flight guidance control panel.

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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