# Incident 20001217038119I: Doug DC982, Syracuse, NY, December 17, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 2000, 17:34 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- 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: N459AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N459AA-2013-03-01) (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: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001217038119I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DECEMBER 17, 2000, AT 1734 EST, A DOUGLAS DC-9-82, N459AA, FLIGHT 689, OPERATED BY AMERICAN AIRLINES, AFTER TAKEOFF, WAS UNABLE TO RETRACT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. THE MAIN GEAR RETRACTED NORMALLY. THE CREW RECYCLED THE GEAR, BUT IT DID NOT HELP. DURING THE RETURN FOR LANDING, THE AUTO SPOILERS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ON UNTIL LANDING. THE COMPANY MECHANICS REPACKED THE NOSE GEAR PISTON SEALS AND SERVICED THE NOSE GEAR AS PER THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL. AN OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT 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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