# Incident 20020715028039I: Doug DC932, Omaha, NE, July 15, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2002, 21:15 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 41.2586° N, 95.9378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Omaha, NE, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2586&lon=-95.9378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N941N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N941N-2009-07-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-32 (registry code 302206C, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-32) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-5 (registry code 52046, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC932
- People aboard: 55
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020715028039I

## Narrative

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

(-23) N941N, DC9-32, BEING OPERATED BY NORTHWEST AIRLINES AS FLIGHT 1526 DEPARTED OMAHA, NE, ENROUTE TO MINNEAPOLIS, MN. DURING CLIMB THE CREW REPORTED SMOKE IN THE CABIN. AFTER DISCUSSION WITH COMPANY MAINTENANCE ABOUT THE SMOKE AND THE LAV DETECTOR ALARM, THEY REDUCED POWER, AND THE CABIN AIR CLEARED. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED ON TO MINNEAPOLIS. THE AIRCRAFT IS IN THE HANGAR AT MINNEAPOLIS FOR TROUBLESHOOTING.

## Other reports on N941N (3)

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

- [Accident 20020922037939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020922037939A), Sep 22, 2002: Doug DC932 (N941N), Minneapolis, MN, Substantial damage. (-23) On taxi for departure, the right main landing gear collapsed. The upper strut housing cracked which allowed the inner strut to become free. The…
- [Incident 19920322011279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920322011279I), Mar 22, 1992: Doug DC932 (N941N), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. 2 Compressor stalls on takeoff. Aborted. Returned to gate. Engine checked normal. Suspect water and slush ingestion
- [Incident 19910702039659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910702039659I), Jul 2, 1991: Doug DC932 (N941N), Great Falls, MT. Gear warning light. Gear appeared down. Landed safely. Connecting rod from gear to gear door broke.

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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