# Incident 19991210044769I: Doug DC982, West Palm Beach, FL, December 10, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 1999, 14:38 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: GTIA
- Location: 26.7153° N, 80.0534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Palm Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7153&lon=-80.0534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N800NK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N800NK-2006-08-25) (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: 57
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,937 total, 2,427 in this make and model, 79 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991210044769I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 12/10/99, SPIRIT AIRLINES DEPARTED FROM PBI ENROUTE TO ISLIP NEW YORK. AS AIRCRAFT CLIMBED THROUGH 14,000 FT. WITH AUTOPILOT ENGAGED, PILOT HEARD LOUD BANG WITH ERRACTIC #2 ENGINE INDICATIONS. THE PILOTS THEN PROCEEDED AND ACCOMPLISHED ENGINE FAILURE CHECKLIST WHERE THEY SECURED #2 ENGINE. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND AIRCRAFT VECTORED FOR VISUAL APPROACH BACK TO PBI. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY ON RUNWAY 9L, TAXIED TO GATE AND DEPLANED PASSENGERS. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED REQUIRED INSPECTIONS (OVERWEIGHT) AND REMOVED AND REPLACED POWERPLANT.

## Other reports on N800NK (2)

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

- [Incident 20010720020959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010720020959I), Jul 20, 2001: Doug DC982 (N800NK), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. (-23) On approach to landing on 226, turning to intercept the ILS, at 3000' MSL and 6 miles out, the captain increased the power after configuring the aircraft…
- [Accident 19980719021679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980719021679A), Jul 19, 1998: Doug DC9 (N800NK), Tampa, FL. Passenger disturbance taxiing to gate. Pilot applied brake. Passenger fell into flight attendant who was injured.

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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