# Incident 20020610011909I: Fokker F28MK0100, Chicago, IL, June 10, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 2002, 19:50 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago Midway
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 41.7856° N, 87.7527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (MDW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7856&lon=-87.7527&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1461C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1461C-2008-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fokker F.28 MK 0100 (registry code 4990807, https://openairdocs.org/model/fokker-f-28-mk-0100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce TAY-650-15 (registry code 54557, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-tay-650-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FOKKER F28MK0100
- People aboard: 63
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020610011909I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 10, 2002 THE O'HARE (FSDO) FLIGHTS STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE RECEIVED A NOTICE BY FAX FROM THE GREAT LAKES OPERATION CENTER. THE NOTICE WAS THAT ON JUNE 10, 2002 AT 1949 HOURS AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 2385, AN F-100 AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION NUMBER N1461C WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING WHILE PARKED AT TERMINAL GATE C-2 AT CHICAGO'S MIDWAY (MDW) AIRPORT IL. THERE WERE 59 PASSENGERS ON BOARD WITH 2-COCKPIT CREW AND 2-CABIN CREW. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DEPLANED NORMALLY AT THE GATE, ONE WOMAN ON BOARD WAS TREATED FOR A SEIZURE, HER CONDITION WAS UNRELATED TO THE LIGHTNING STRIKE. NO OTHER INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN TAKEN TO A MAINTENANCE AREA FOR INSPECTION WHERE AMERICAN AIRLINES (AALA) MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL CONDUCTED A LIGHTING STRIKE INSPECTION. A DIME SIZE HOLE WAS NOTED AFT OF THE AIRCRAFT ENTRY DOOR DURING THIS INSPECTION. TWO INSPECTORS FROM THE O'HARE FSDO ARRIVED AT MDW ON JUNE 11, 2002 TO CONDUCT AN INCIDENT INVESTIGATION. THE INSPECTORS WERE ESCORTED TO THE AIRCRAFT, WHICH WAS PARKED ON A CLOSED TAXIWAY, BY THE AIRPORTS DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION PERSONNEL. WHEN AALA MECHANICS ARRIVED FROM ORD THEY TOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO TERMINAL GATE G-8 TO COMPLETE THE LIGHTINGSTRIKE INSPECTION WORK CARD AND PREPARE THE AIRCRAFT FOR A MAINTENANCE FERRY FLIGHT FROM MDW TO ORD FOR FURTHER EVALUATION OF THE LIGHTING STRIKE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE AIRCRAFT TO BE IN A SAFE CONDITION FOR A MAINTENANCE FERRY FLIGHT AND PREPARED THE AIRCRAFT PER SPOTTING MESSAGE NUMBER 06054 AND ACTION TO BE TAKEN MESSAGE NUMBER 2CU531C74. THE MECHANICS APPLIED SPEED TAPE TO THE DAMAGED SKIN AREA TO PREVENT MOISTURE FROM ENTERING THE AIRCRAFT PER GPM 17-07 AND SECURED THE OUTFLOW VALVE OPEN PER MPM 21-18B. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY FERRIED TO ORD AND TOWED INTO THE MAINTENANCE HANGER WHERE THE DAMAGE WAS RE-INSPECTED AND REPAIRED. THE DAMAGED AREA HAD THE PAINT AND AIRCRAFT SKIN REMOVED, A DOUBLER WAS FABRICATED, ALODINED, PRIMED AND INSTALLED PER SRM 53-00-02-5R. THE AIRCRAFT SKIN WAS PRIMED AND A FINISHED COAT OF PAINT WAS APPLIED. IN ADDITION THE OUTFLOW VALVE WAS RE-INSTALLED AND OP'S CHECKED PER MM. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE. NOTE: INCIDENT PHOTOGRAPHS ARE IN THE CUSTODY OF THE REPORTING INSPECTOR.

## Other reports on N1461C (2)

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

- [Incident 19990124009959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990124009959I), Jan 24, 1999: Fokker F28MK0100 (N1461C), Charlotte, NC, Minor damage. The half couplings that connect the hydraulic supply/return lines to the brake shuttle valve were found to have worn teeth on brake #3 preventing a positive…
- [Incident 19950410010089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950410010089I), Apr 10, 1995: Fokker F28MK0100 (N1461C), Columbia, MO. Narrative: American flight 1228, departed dfw 1&1/2 hours late due to thunderstorms at dfw. The aircraft sat on the ground during the heavy rain storms. The…

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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