# Incident 19981231043239I: Airbus A300B4605R, New York, NY, December 31, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1998, 09:30 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: John F Kennedy International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 40.6399° N, 73.7787° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JOHN F KENNEDY INTL (JFK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6399&lon=-73.7787&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7076A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7076A-2012-03-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Industrie A300 B4-605R (registry code 3930308, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a300-b4-605r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF6-80 series (registry code 30025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-80-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A300B4605R
- Pilot flight hours: 13,500 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981231043239I

## Narrative

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

(-5)ON DEPARTURE CLIMBOUT, FIRST OFFICER MICHAEL HENNESSY EXPERIENCED INCRESING PAIN IN HIS SINUSES AND INNER EAR. DECISION WAS MADE TO RETURN TO JFK WHERE THE FLIGHT DEPARTED.  THERE WERE NO OTHER REPORTED COMPLICATIONS OR INJURIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS INCIDENT.  PHONE NOTIFICATION MADE TO REGIONAL FLIGHT SURGEON ON 31 DEC 98.

## Other reports on N7076A (2)

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

- [Incident 20010812028419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010812028419I), Aug 12, 2001: Airbus A300B4605R (N7076A), Newark, NJ. (-23) ATC reported that on 08/12/01, @0654 EDT, aala flight 881, an A300, ignored ATC instructions and turned left instead of right, causing a conflict with a…
- [Accident 19960117045519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960117045519A), Jan 17, 1996: Airbus A300B4605R (N7076A), Atlantic Ocean, Minor damage. Encountered severe turb FL340 near bf. Seat sign on. Had changed altitudes for better ride. Continued to san juan.

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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