# Incident 19991007031089I: Doug DC982, St Louis, MO, October 7, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1999, 12:04 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Lambert-St Louis International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6273&lon=-90.1979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N450AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N450AA-2011-07-26) (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
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991007031089I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FLIGHT FROM ORD TO STL DURING CLIMBOUT, TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMP HIGHT LIGHT CAME ON. CREW INITIATED EMERGENCY CHECKLIST.  LIGHT STAYED ON.  CREW INITIATED AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT STL.  NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT OR INJURIES.  AT GATE, CONTRACT MAINTENANCE WAS CALLED AND DISCOVERED BOTH RED SQUIB PLUGS ON FIRE BOTTLES HAD BEEN FIRED.  ENTRY INTO MAINTENANCE LOG.  AMERICAN SENT COMPANY MECHANICS TO STL.  THEY SECURED LOOSE JAMNUT ON SENSING LINE IN LEFT TAIL SECTION, OPS CHECKED GOOD.  IN DFW, COMPANY MECHANICS REMOVED AND REPLACED FIRE BOTTLES.

## Other reports on N450AA (1)

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

- [Incident 19990625016179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990625016179I), Jun 25, 1999: Doug DC982 (N450AA), San Diego, CA. The crew heard a pop after the nose wheel lifted up during rotation on takeoff and a loss of power occurred on the right engine. An emergency was declared and…

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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