# Incident 19950410010089I: Fokker F28MK0100, Columbia, MO, April 10, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 1995, 15:56 local time
- Place: Columbia, MO
- Airport: Columbia Regional
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 38.8177° N, 92.2178° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COLUMBIA RGNL (COU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8177&lon=-92.2178&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1461C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1461C-2008-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fokker F.28 MK 0100 (registry code 4990807, https://openairdocs.org/model/fokker-f-28-mk-0100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce TAY-650-15 (registry code 54557, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-tay-650-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FOKKER F28MK0100
- People aboard: 94
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950410010089I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AMERICAN FLIGHT 1228, DEPARTED DFW 1&1/2 HOURS LATE DUE TO THUNDERSTORMS AT DFW. THE AIRCRAFT SAT ON THE GROUND DURING THE HEAVY RAIN STORMS. THE FLIGHT TO STL REQUIRED THE FLIGHT TO MANEUVER AROUND ISOLATED CELLS, HOWEVER, LIGHT TO MODERATE PRECIPITATION WAS ENCOUNTERED DURING THE FLIGHT. WHILE NEAR COLUMBIA, MO BOTH ENGINES STARTED TO VIBRATE. THE VIBRATION WAS FELT THROUGH THE AIRCRAFT AS WELL AS ON INSTRUMENTATION. THE CAPTAIN REDUCED THE THROTTLES. HE COULD ONLY ATTAIN 30% POWER WITH NO VIBRATION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CRUISING AT 33,000 FT. THE CAPTAIN COMPUTED THAT AT THIS POWER SETTING HE COULD NOT REACH ST. LOUIS, MO. HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND COMMENCED A SPIRAL DESCENT INTO COLUMBIA REGIONAL AIRPORT. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. NO EVACUATION WAS PERFORMED. AMERICAN AIRLINES MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FROM CHICAGO, INSPECTED THE ENGINES AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. WATER WAS FOUND INSIDE THE ENGINES' N1 FAN DOME. THIS WAS DRAINED OUT AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N1461C (2)

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

- [Incident 20020610011909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020610011909I), Jun 10, 2002: Fokker F28MK0100 (N1461C), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. (-23) On June 10, 2002 the o'hare (FSDO) flights standards district office received a notice by fax from the great lakes operation center. The notice was that…
- [Incident 19990124009959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990124009959I), Jan 24, 1999: Fokker F28MK0100 (N1461C), Charlotte, NC, Minor damage. The half couplings that connect the hydraulic supply/return lines to the brake shuttle valve were found to have worn teeth on brake #3 preventing a positive…

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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