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Incident

FAA incident report · Doug MD-88 · Huntsville, AL · March 19, 1992

Date
March 19, 1992 · 20:19 local
Place
Huntsville, AL
Airport
Huntsville International-Carl T Jones
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
DALA
Aircraft
N903DL
Reported as
Doug MD88
People aboard
48
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Stewardess thought she smelkled smoke in cabin. Captain declared emergency. Returned, landed safely.

As the FAA filed it

STEWARDESS THOUGHT SHE SMELKLED SMOKE IN CABIN. CAPTAIN DECLARED EMERGENCY. RETURNED, LANDED SAFELY.