# Incident 19850216009159I: Doug DC982, Chicago, IL, February 16, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1985, 12:32 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: O Hare International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N253AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N253AA-2018-01-02) (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: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC982
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850216009159I

## Narrative

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

DURING TAXI NR3 WHEEL SEPARATED PLANE. DAMAGE TO FLAP AND FUSELAGE  ANTIROTATION PIN HUB NUT, WASHER, BEARING GONE.

## Other reports on N253AA (2)

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

- [Incident 20040916025219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040916025219I), Sep 16, 2004: Doug DC982 (N253AA), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. (-23) American airlines flight 1374 enroute from Chicago o'Hare airport (ord) to philadelphia departed runway 4L and was given a 90-degree heading and an…
- [Incident 19851229075539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851229075539I), Dec 29, 1985: Doug DC982 (N253AA), Seattle, WA, Damage unknown. Followed a line thought to be a taxiway centerline and left improved surface. Dark night a factor.

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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