# Incident 20000311003859I: Doug DC983, Seattle, WA, March 11, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 2000, 14:19 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Airport: Seattle-Tacoma International
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ASAA
- Location: 47.4404° N, 122.2797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4404&lon=-122.2797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N974AS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC983
- People aboard: 91
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,800 total, 8,347 in this make and model, 159 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00IA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00IA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000311003859I

## Narrative

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

ALASKA FLIGHT 444, RETURNED TO KSEA SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTUREDUE TO DISCOVERY BY A LFIGHT ATTENDANT OF WHAT APPEARED TO BE EXPLOSIVE DEVICE (MBS) FOUND ON A CHILDS CARRY-ON-BAG IN THE OVERHEAD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIRECTED TO AND PARKED IN A REMOTE AREA OF THE KSEA AIRPORT.  DUE TO THE SLOW OPENING OF THE L1 AIRSTAIR AND DEPLANNIG PROCESS, THE CAPTAIN DIRECTED AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION TO EXPITE DEPLANNING.

## 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 SEA00IA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00IA050), Mar 12, 2000: McDonnell Douglas MD-83 (N974AS), Seattle, WA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The flight crew's encounter with a suspicious device, which necessitated an emergency evacuation.

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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