# Incident 19960822041189I: Doug DC982, El Paso, TX, August 22, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1996, 11:31 local time
- Place: El Paso, TX
- Airport: El Paso International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 31.8073° N, 106.3764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EL PASO INTL (ELP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8073&lon=-106.3764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N584AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N584AA-2015-05-27) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960822041189I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AMERICAN FLIGHT 2017 WAS ENROUTE FROM DALLAS/FT.WORTH, TX. TO SAN DIEGO, CA. WHEN THE CREW NOTED THE GAUGE FOR THE CAPTAINS OXYGEN BOTTLE READ EMPTY. THE FLIGHT DIVERTED INTO EL PASO, TX FOR REPAIRS. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE FOUND THE SPRING FOR THE REGULATOR DID NOT RETURN THE SELECTOR SWITCH TO NORMAL WHEN TESTED. THE REGULATOR WAS REPLACED AND A FULL OXYGEN BOTTLE INSTALLED. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED ON TO SAN DIEGO. FILE CLOSED.

## Other reports on N584AA (2)

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

- [Incident 19941216047469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941216047469I), Dec 16, 1994: Doug DC982 (N584AA), Morgantown, WV. Flight attendant smelled smoke in lavatory. Saw passenger throw cigarette into toilet. Seat belt smoking signs on.
- [Incident 19920110002599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920110002599I), Jan 10, 1992: Doug DC982 (N584AA), Portland, OR, Minor damage. Smoke and fumes in cabin en route. Diverted to Portland. Landed safely. Found separators bag slightly contaminated.

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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