# Incident 19941207045619I: Doug DC982, Portland, OR, December 7, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 1994, 18:17 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 45.5887° N, 122.5969° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTLAND INTL (PDX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5887&lon=-122.5969&mi=10
- Aircraft: N488AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N488AA-2019-09-06) (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: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941207045619I

## Narrative

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

NR 1 ENGINE PULLED BACK TO IDLE DUE TO VIBRATION. SHUTDOWN ON GROUND. SUSPECT DAMAGE TO FOURTH STAGE COMPRESSOR.

## Other reports on N488AA (2)

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

- [Incident 20091001022359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091001022359I), Oct 1, 2009: Doug DC982 (N488AA), Fresno, CA, No damage. Upon takeoff from rwy 29R at fat and climbing through 1700 msi, a strong hot dry burning smell was detected in both the cockpit throughout the cabin area.…
- [Accident 20011130036979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011130036979A), Nov 30, 2001: Doug DC982 (N488AA), Romulus, MI, No damage. (.19) On November 30, 2001, about 1225 eastern standard time, a Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82, N488AA, operated as American airlines flight #321 new york to…

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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