# Incident 19990412038319I: Doug DC982, Syracuse, NY, April 12, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1999, 08:00 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 43.1112° N, 76.1063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (SYR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1112&lon=-76.1063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N412AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N412AA-2011-09-09) (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 JT8D217A
- People aboard: 139
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990412038319I

## Narrative

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

ON MONDAY, APRIL 12, 1999 AT APPROXIMATELY 0800 LOCAL TIME, AT FL 310, AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 3030, AN MD-82, N412AA, EXPERIENCED A VERY LOUD BANG AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SHUDDER. THE LEFTHAND ENGINE INSTRUMENTS ALL ROLLED BACK WITH THE FUEL FLOW.  AN "ENGINE FAILURE SHUTDOWN" WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT SYRACSE HANCOCK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WITH NO FURTHUR INCIDENT.  LOOSE PARTS WERE FOUND IN THE TAIL PIPE AFTER LANDING, ALONG WITH TURBINE DAMAGE AND THE #6 BEARING SUPPORT TAIL CONE WAS MISSING.  THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N412AA (2)

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

- [Incident 20000225001659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000225001659I), Feb 25, 2000: Doug DC982 (N412AA), Syracuse, NY. (-23) American airlines flight 1033, N412AA, an MD-80 ws in position to begin takeoff at syr on Monday, February 21, 2000 when smoke was detected in the main…
- [Incident 19900510026089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900510026089I), May 10, 1990: Doug DC982 (N412AA), Windsor Locks, CT. Captain became incapacitated while taxiing. First officer took over and flight returned to gate.

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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