# Incident 19970516017299I: Doug DC982, Richmond, VA, May 16, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1997, 12:00 local time
- Place: Richmond, VA
- Airport: Richmond International - Byrd Field
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 37.5538° N, 77.4603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5538&lon=-77.4603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7541A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7541A) (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/19970516017299I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PASSENGER REPORTED THAT ON MAY 16, 1997, AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 1140 FROM DFW TO RIC STARTED TO FILL THE CABIN WITH SMOKE AS AIRCRAFT APPROACHED THE GATE AT RIC. THE FLIGHT CREW SHUT DOWN BOTH ENGINES, AIR CONDITIONING PACKS, AND APU. THE SMOKE DISSIPATED AS SOON AS THE CABIN DOORS WERE OPENED. DURING THE POST FLIGHT INSPECTION, THE FLIGHT CREW NOTICED OIL RUNNING OUT OF THE APU AREA AND REMOVED THE AIRCRAFT FROM SERVICE. AMERICAN AIRLINES MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND OIL LEAKING INTO THE APU INLET AND SUBSEQUENTLY TIGHTENED A HYDRAULIC LINE ON THE LEFT ENGINE REVERSE CONTROL VALVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED COLLESOR BAGS, PERFORMED LEAK CHECK, AND PACK BURNOUT PER MANUFACTURERS MANUAL AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. CREW HISTORY INFORMATION WILL BE SENT IN AS AN AMENDMENT TO THIS INCIDENT ONCE IT IS RECEIVED FROM THE AALA CMO.

## Other reports on N7541A (1)

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

- [Incident 19981201044859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981201044859I), Dec 1, 1998: Doug DC982 (N7541A), Little Rock, AR. (-5)On December 01, 1998, at 0740 CST, N7541A, Douglas DC-9-82, registered to and operated by American airlines declared an emergency and diverted to Little…

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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