19961205043179I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Doug DC982 · Alamosa, CO · December 5, 1996

Date: December 5, 1996 · 11:20 local
Place: Alamosa, CO
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: AALA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N587AA
Reported as: Doug DC982
People aboard: 62
Fatal injuries: 0

N587AARegistration cancelled Nov 2, 2018 · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82)S/N 53250 · Built 1991 Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82)Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D seriesTurbo-jet

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Encountered cat at FL240 en route to slc. 10 passengers and attendanat injured. Interior damage. Lenticular clouds.

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED CAT AT FL240 EN ROUTE TO SLC. 10 PASSENGERS AND ATTENDANAT INJURED. INTERIOR DAMAGE.LENTICULAR CLOUDS.