# Incident 19930331010029I: Doug DC982, Pittsburgh, PA, March 31, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1993, 13:28 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 40.4406° N, 79.9959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4406&lon=-79.9959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N481AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N481AA-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: 92
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,336 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930331010029I

## Narrative

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

CAPTAIN DEVELOPED ACUTE GASTROINTESTINAL DISTRESS. FIRST OFFICER DIVERTED FLIGHT TO PITTSBURGH. MET BY MEDICS.

## Other reports on N481AA (2)

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

- [Incident 20051031027139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051031027139I), Oct 31, 2005: Doug DC982 (N481AA), Omaha, NE. (-23) Thirty minutes into flight all flight stations and a large number of passengers reported a strong fuel-gas smell. The crew cooled off the cabin and the…
- [Incident 19920811055959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920811055959I), Aug 11, 1992: Doug DC982 (N481AA), Dallas-Ft Worth, TX, Minor damage. Smoke and indications of fire in cabin. Crew determined a lighting ballast was responsible. Landed safely.

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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