# Incident 19921012047169I: Doug DC982, Denver, CO, October 12, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1992, 05:30 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Stapleton International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 39.7608° N, 104.9204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7608&lon=-104.9204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72822, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72822-2005-09-26) (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 JT8D219
- People aboard: 88
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,300 total, 9,000 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN93IA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93IA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921012047169I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT REVERSER ACCUMULATOR LOW LIGHT ON. CONTINUED TO DESTINATION. FOUND APU TURBINE HAD SEPARATED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN93IA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93IA005), Oct 13, 1992: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (N72822), Denver, CO, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: AN INADVERTENT ATTEMPT, BY UNKNOWN PERSONS, TO START THE APU WHICH HAD BEEN PLACARDED AS INOPERATIVE. FACTORS WERE: INADEQUATE PROCEDURES IN RENDERING THE APU INCAPABLE OF BEING STARTED WHEN…

## Other reports on N72822 (4)

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

- [Incident 19980730022049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980730022049I), Jul 30, 1998: Doug DC982 (N72822), Newark, NJ. Sparks left engine on takeoff noted by ATC. Returned. 7th stage compressor blades failed.
- [Incident 19940110007699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940110007699I), Jan 10, 1994: Doug DC982 (N72822), Denver, CO, Minor damage. Narrative: this aircraft landed at Denver and the right main landing gear caught fire. The passengers were evacuated using left hand and main entry doors, left…
- [Accident 19930427017299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930427017299A), Apr 27, 1993: Doug DC982 (N72822), Denver, CO, Substantial damage. Severe vibration landing. Right main gear collapsed. Apex bolt failed. Castered gear. Non extension ground spoilers
- [Incident 19880206008519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880206008519I), Feb 6, 1988: Doug DC982 (N72822), Kansas City, MO. Unable to raise gear handle. Went to override. Unable to retract nose gear. Ice on gear and ground sense cable.

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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