# Incident 20000307001029I: Doug DC983, Fairbanks, AK, March 7, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 2000, 06:15 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Fairbanks International
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ASAA
- Location: 64.8000° N, 147.8661° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8000&lon=-147.8661&mi=10
- Aircraft: N949AS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC983
- People aboard: 117
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC00IA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00IA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000307001029I

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 7, 2000, ABOUT 0615 ALASKA STANDARD TIME, THE CREW OF N949AS, A MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD-83 AIRPLANE, REPORTED A PARTIAL FLIGHT CONTROL MALFUNCTION DURING TAKEOFF FROM THE FAIRBANKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FAIRBANKS, ALASKA. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14, CFR PART 121, AS A SCHEDULED DOMESTIC PASSENGER FLIGHT, OPERATED BY ALASKA AIRLINES, INC., AS FLIGHT 92. AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AT ANCHORAGE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, THE CAPTAIN REPORTED TO HIS COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL ON RUNWAY 19R IN FAIRBANKS, THE AIRPLANE'S ROTATION WAS SLIGHTLY DELAYED BY ABOUT 3 OR 4 KNOTS, AND REQUIRED ABOUT 30 TO 50 POUNDS OF CONTROLCOLUMN BACK PRESSURE IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE TAKEOFF. HE ADDED THAT ONCE THE AIRPLANE WAS ESTABLISHED ON A STANDARD RATE OF CLIMB, THERE WERE NO FURTHER ANOMALIES NOTED. THE CAPTAIN ADDED THAT A FLIGHT ATTENDANT, SEATED AT THE FORWARD "A" POSITION, HEARD A LOUD "PINGING" NOISE COMING FROM JUST UNDER HER FEET, DURING THE TAKEOFF IN FAIRBANKS. WILL AMEND AS SOON AS ADDITION INFORMATION IS RECEIVED.

## 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 ANC00IA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00IA034), Mar 7, 2000: McDonnell Douglas MD-83 (N949AS), Fairbanks, AK, incident, no damage. Probable cause: A delayed rotation during takeoff for an undetermined reason.

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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