# Incident 20001224023969I: Doug DC982, Tampa, FL, December 24, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 2000, 22:25 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Airport: Tampa International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 27.9755° N, 82.5332° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TAMPA INTL (TPA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9755&lon=-82.5332&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14890, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14890-2003-07-14) (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: 118
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001224023969I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DECEMBER 24, 2000 AT 2225 EST, A MC DONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-82 A/C, N14890, OPERATED BY CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, FLIGHT 1663, FROM TAMPA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FL TO HOUSTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, TX. LOST POWER ON THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE. CAPTAIN FOLLOWED CHECKLIST AND SHUT DOWN THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE. A/C LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE EXHAUST TURBINE BLADES SEVERELY DAMAGED. ALSO FOUND NUMEROUS NICKS ON THE ENGINE INTAKE COMPRESSOR BLADES. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED FOR AN ENGINE TEAR DOWN INSPECTION.

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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