# Incident 19950210006589I: Doug DC982, Omaha, NE, February 10, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 1995, 11:50 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Eppley Airfield
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWAA
- Location: 41.3032° N, 95.8941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EPPLEY AIRFIELD (OMA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3032&lon=-95.8941&mi=10
- Aircraft: N950U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N950U-2009-09-04) (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: 134
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950210006589I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: N9050U, A DC9-82, BEING OPERATED BY TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC., ENROUTE FROM SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH TO ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI EXPERIENCED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO OMAHA, NEBRASKA WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE INVESTIGATION BY CONTRACT MAINTENANCE AND TWAA MECHANICS COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N950U (3)

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

- [Incident 19880407043939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880407043939I), Apr 7, 1988: Doug DC982 (N950U), St Louis, MO. Stick shaker activated on takeoff. Oral warning on captain side. Returned. Replaced left angle of attack sensor.
- [Incident 19870501019919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870501019919I), May 1, 1987: Doug DC982 (N950U), St Louis, MO. Right main gear would not retract after takeoff. Returned. Found a bungee rod end broken.
- [Incident 19841014061979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841014061979I), Oct 14, 1984: Doug DC982 (N950U), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. APU generator feeder wire chaffed on floorboard clip nut causing APU generator to malfunction.

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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