# Incident 20000804035779I: Doug DC982, Kansas City, MO, August 4, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2000, 19:21 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City International
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 39.2976° N, 94.7139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KANSAS CITY INTL (MCI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2976&lon=-94.7139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N274AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N274AA-2017-01-25) (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
- People aboard: 135
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000804035779I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 4, 2000, AT APPROXIMATELY 1921 CDT, AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 2006, A DC-9-80, N274AA, LANDED AT KANSAS CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI (MCI), AFTER DECLARING AN EMERGENCY DUE TO FUEL VENTING FROM THE LEFT WING. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AMERICAN AIRLINES MAINTENANCE RETOURQUED THE LEFT HAND AFT FUEL BOOST PUMP ACCESS PLATE MOUNT SCREW, LEAK CHECKED OK AND RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. WITH THIS REPORT, INCIDENT #CE2000LAC073 IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

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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