# Incident 19961016039859I: Doug DC982, Omaha, NE, October 16, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1996, 11:45 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Eppley Airfield
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- 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: N234AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N234AA-2010-06-09) (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: 101
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961016039859I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: A DC-9-82, N234AA, OPERATED BY AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC., AS FLIGHT 1587, WAS ENROUTE FROM DALLAS, TEXAS TO OMAHA, NEBRASKA. FIFTEEN MILES EAST OF OMAHA, NE THE FIRST OFFICER OBSERVED THE CABIN SUPPLY TEMPERATURE AT THE 150 DEGREE F LIMIT. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT ADVISED THE FLIGHT DECK OF SMOKE IN THE CABIN AT THE SAME TIME. THE RIGHT AIR CONDITIONING PACK TRIPPED OFF LINE. THE SMOKE DISSIPATED WHILE IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND NO INDICATION OF FIRE. THE CABIN TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER HAD FAILED. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N234AA (3)

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

- [Incident 20041121031919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041121031919I), Nov 21, 2004: Doug DC982 (N234AA), Denver, CO, Minor damage. (-23) On November 21, 2004, at 1038 mountain standard time, a mcdonnel Douglas DC-9-82, N234AA, operated as American airlines flight 1115, sustained minor…
- [Incident 20001006018369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001006018369I), Oct 6, 2000: Doug DC982 (N234AA), Bryce Canyon, UT. (-23) Aala flight 2821, enroute from den-lax, declared an emergency due to an initial pressurization problem, followed by a report of smoke in the cockpit. The…
- [Incident 19850107005649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850107005649I), Jan 7, 1985: Doug DC980 (N234AA), Chicago, IL. Aborted takeoff when master caution light came on. Problem caused by spoiler deployment when yoke was moved.

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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