# Incident 20010924025609I: Doug DC982, Kansas City, MO, September 24, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 2001, 15:57 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- 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: N33502, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33502-2019-09-13) (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: 89
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010924025609I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2001 AT APPROX. 1557 CDT AN AMERICAN AIRLINES DC9-82 REPORTED TO A.T.C. THAT IT HAD A PROBLEM WITH INTERMITTENT HYDRAULICS. AIRCRAFT LANDED W/0 INCIDENT WITH EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT STANDING BY. MAINTENANCE CONCLUDED THAT A "B" NUT WAS LEAKING AT THE LEFT HAND THRUST REVERSER CONTROL VALVE. THE "B" NUT WAS RETORQUED, THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM SERVICED AND THE AFFECTED SYSTEM WAS OPERATED AND FOUND OK. ENTRIES IN THE LOG BOOK INDICATED THE MALFUNCTION AND CORRECTIVE ACTIONS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. INCIDENT #CE2001IAC0068 IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N33502 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19971001029339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971001029339A), Oct 1, 1997: Doug DC982 (N33502), Cross City, FL. Cell buildup from below caused severe turbulence and injuries. Seat sign not on. Rolled DC9 30 degrees. Level 4 (-23) rapidly developing thunderstorm from…

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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