# Incident 19970428014799I: Doug DC982, Tucson, AZ, April 28, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1997, 12:26 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Tucson International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 32.1494° N, 110.9307° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1494&lon=-110.9307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N470AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N470AA-2018-03-01) (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: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC982
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- People aboard: 128
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 4,495 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97IA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97IA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970428014799I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON APRIL 28, 1997, AT 226MST, THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED A LEFT ENGINE TURBINE SECTION CONTAINED FAILURE AND TAIL PIPE FIRE DURING THE TAKEOFF INITIAL CLIMB FROM TUCSON, AZ. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO TUCSON FOR A SUCCESSFUL LANDING AND STOPPED ON THE RUNWAY WHERE A PARTIAL EMERGENCY EVACUATION WAS ACCOMPLISHED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE 118 PASSENGERS, 3 CABIN ATTENDANTS, AND 2 FLIGHT CREW. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE, WHICH WAS CONFINED TO THE ENGINE AND ASSOCIATED NACELLE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX97IA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97IA170), Apr 28, 1997: McDonnell Douglas MD-82 (N470AA), Tucson, AZ, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: an undetermined failure in the #1 (left) engine turbine assembly, which resulted in a fracture of the first stage nozzle guide vane (NGV) and subsequent damage to the turbine blades.

## Other reports on N470AA (1)

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

- [Incident 19940510020759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940510020759I), May 10, 1994: Doug DC982 (N470AA), Nashville, TN, Minor damage. Pilot had a tail skid strick while landing on runway.

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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