# Incident 19920720029319I: Doug DC982, Cedar Rapids, IA, July 20, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1992, 10:16 local time
- Place: Cedar Rapids, IA
- Airport: Cedar Rapids Municipal
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 42.0083° N, 91.6441° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cedar Rapids, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0083&lon=-91.6441&mi=10
- Aircraft: N278AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N278AA-2015-11-19) (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
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D217A
- People aboard: 147
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 3,600 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920720029319I

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE. DIVERTED TO CEDAR RAPIDS. LANDED OVERWEIGHT. ACCESSORY DRIVE GEAR BOX FAILED.

## Other reports on N278AA (2)

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

- [Incident 19950714022859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950714022859I), Jul 14, 1995: Doug DC982 (N278AA), Kansas City, MO. Loosing cabin pressure. Descended to FL100. Landed ord. Replaced out flow valve actuator.
- [Incident 19870822069629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870822069629I), Aug 22, 1987: Doug DC982 (N278AA), Santa Ana, CA, Minor damage. Wingtip struck a portable boarding ladder during taxi from the gate.

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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