# Incident 19970616028619I: Doug DC1010, San Juan, Puerto Rico, June 16, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1997, 11:08 local time
- Place: San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 18.4663° N, 66.1057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Juan, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4663&lon=-66.1057&mi=10
- Aircraft: N135AA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC1010
- Reported engine: GE CF66K
- People aboard: 249
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970616028619I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON JUNE 16, 1997, ABOUT 1108 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC10-10, N135AA, REGISTERED TO AMERICAN AIRLINES INC., OPERATING AS A 14 CFR PART 121 SCHEDULED DOMESTIC PASSENGER FLIGHT, EXPERIENCED A CONTAINED ENGINE FAILURE ON THE NO. 1 ENGINE ON TAKEOFF ROLE AT THE LUIS MUNOZ MARIN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO. THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE 3 COCKPIT CREW MEMBERS, 10 FLIGHT ATTENDANTS, AND 236 PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. AMERICAN AIRLINES MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL STATED THE AIRPLANE WAS EQUIPPED WITH CF6-6 MODEL K ENGINE, SERIAL NO. 451526. THE ENGINE WAS INSTALLED ON THE AIRPLANE IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, ON OCTOBER 10, 1995. THE TOTAL TIME ON THE ENGINE IS 5,348 HOURS, AND 1,452 CYCLES.

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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