# Incident 20020912027199I: Fokker F28MK0100, Omaha, NE, September 12, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 2002, 16:30 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Eppley Airfield
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 41.3032° N, 95.8941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EPPLEY AIRFIELD (OMA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3032&lon=-95.8941&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1455K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1455K-2007-04-06) (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
- Reported engine: RROYCE TAY65015
- People aboard: 90
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020912027199I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AMERICAN AIRLINE FLIGHT 1718, F-28-MK0100, WAS BEING PUSHED BACK FROM THE GATE AT OMAHA, NE, WHEN THE NUMBER ONE ENGINE STARTER FAILED DURING ATEMPT TO START THE ENGINE. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THAT THE STARTER HAD BURNED INTERNALLY GENERATING A LOT OF SMOKE. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

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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