# Incident 20020311009369I: Doug DC982, Houston, TX, March 11, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 2002, 14:30 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Houston Intercontinental Airport
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N410AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N410AA-2017-09-11) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 1,755 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020311009369I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 11, 2002, FLIGHT 559 WAS ENROUTE FROM ORD TO IAH WHEN THE FO BECAME ILL AND INCAPACITATED. THE FO WAS MOVED TO FIRST CLASS SECTION. THE CAPTAIN CHECKED THE PASSENGER LIST OF NON-REVS, BUT NOSE WERE COCKPIT CREWMEMBERS. THE CAPTAIN REQUESTED THE NUMBER ONE FLIGHT ATTENDANT TO OCCUPY THE FO SEAT. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO IT'S ORIGINAL DESTINATION (IAH) AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE FO WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE FO WAS RELEASED THE SAME DAY. THE FO RECEIVED CLEARANCE FROM AN AMERICAN AIRLINES MEDICAL DOCTOR AND RESUMED HER FLIGHT SCHEDULED ON MARCH 18, 2002.

## Other reports on N410AA (1)

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

- [Incident 20070918021049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070918021049I), Sep 18, 2007: Doug DC982 (N410AA), Boston, MA, Substantial damage. (-23) American airlines, DC-9-82, N410AA, nose #410, 09/18/07, at 23:03, was under tow to the American hangar at Boston, MA on taxiway "a" when the tow vehicle…

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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