# Incident 20160201003549I: Douglas DC-9-83, Grand Island, NE, February 1, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 2016, 14:10 local time
- Place: Grand Island, NE
- Airport: Central Ne Regional
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: WX0A
- Location: 40.9214° N, 98.3586° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Island, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9214&lon=-98.3586&mi=10
- Aircraft: N881GA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N881GA-2025-05-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-83 (registry code 3020305, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-83) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-219 (registry code 51694, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-219) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-9-83
- Reported engine: P & W JT8D-219
- People aboard: 10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160201003549I

## Narrative

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

APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES AFTER REACHING FL 360, CABIN ALTITUDE MASTER WARNING ILLUMINATED.  EMERGENCY DESCENT.  CABIN LOST PRESSURIZATION.  OXYGEN MASKS DEPLOYED.  AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT CENTRAL NEBRASKA REGIONAL AIRPORT (KGRI) WITHOUT INCIDENT.  MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND THE RIGHT AIR CYCLE MACHINE (ACM) FLEXIBLE DUCTING TO BE SPLIT AND COMING OFF OF THE ACM.

## Other reports on N881GA (1)

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

- [Incident 20170319012909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170319012909I), Mar 19, 2017: Douglas DC-9-83 (N881GA), Vandalia, OH, No damage. Rt engine failure followed by engine fire @ 14000' 280KTS. Fire would not extinguish. Used both fire bottles. Removed and replaced right engine and failed…

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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