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Incident

FAA incident report · Doug DC982 · San Antonio, TX · March 2, 1997

Date: March 2, 1997 · 19:16 local
Place: San Antonio, TX
Airport: San Antonio International
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: AALA
Aircraft: N492AA
Reported as: Doug DC982
People aboard: 128
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,389 in this make and model

N492AARegistration cancelled Jan 28, 2019 · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82)S/N 49730 · Built 1989 Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82)Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D seriesTurbo-jet

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: fight 523, a MD-83 bound from dfw to sat with 122 passengers and a crew of 6 began an uneventful approach to sat. When the pilot lowered the flaps to 11 degrees, the aircraft made a hard roll to the left. The flaps were retracted and lowered to 11 degrees. Again, the aircraft made a hard roll to the left, flaps were retracted, pilot declared an emergency and a no flap approach and landing was initiated. Landing was uneventful with no injuries, no a/c damage, nor fire. Maintenance found broken flap cable. 03/03/97 aircraft scheduled for flight 03/04/97. Incident closed. Etic is 1800 LCL.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: FIGHT 523, A MD-83 BOUND FROM DFW TO SAT WITH 122 PASSENGERS AND A CREW OF 6 BEGAN AN UNEVENTFUL APPROACH TO SAT. WHEN THE PILOT LOWERED THE FLAPS TO 11 DEGREES, THE AIRCRAFT MADE A HARD ROLL TO THE LEFT. THE FLAPS WERE RETRACTED AND LOWERED TO 11 DEGREES. AGAIN, THE AIRCRAFT MADE A HARD ROLL TO THE LEFT, FLAPS WERE RETRACTED, PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND A NO FLAP APPROACH AND LANDING WAS INITIATED. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL WITH NO INJURIES, NO A/C DAMAGE, NOR FIRE. MAINTENANCE FOUND BROKEN FLAP CABLE. 03/03/97 AIRCRAFT SCHEDULED FOR FLIGHT 03/04/97. INCIDENT CLOSED. ETIC IS 1800 LCL.