# Incident 20020829027449I: Doug DC982, St Louis, MO, August 29, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 2002, 21:40 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6273&lon=-90.1979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N452AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N452AA-2018-02-16) (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)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC982
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D*
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020829027449I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT APPROX. 2000 AGL ON TAKEOFF F/A REPORTED SMOKE AND A BURNING SMELL IN CABIN. FLIGHT CREW SMELLED A BURNING SMELL IN COCKPIT. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO STL. MAINTENANCE REMOVED BIRD DEBRIS FROM ENGINE INLET AND INSPECTED FOR FOD DAMAGE, NOTHING FOUND IN R/H ENGINE. ENGINE AND PACKS ALL OPS CHECKS NORMAL.

## Other reports on N452AA (2)

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

- [Accident 20021109030549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021109030549A), Nov 9, 2002: Doug DC982 (N452AA), New York, NY. (-23) Background: on nov 9, 2002 while awaiting a park (aircraft positioned between concourse c and d) on to gate #D6 the crew started the APU, aprox 30…
- [Incident 19911127062419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911127062419I), Nov 27, 1991: Doug DC982 (N452AA), Ontario, CA. Passenger threw miniature liquor bottle at another passenger. Later observed smoking in lavatory arrested.

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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