# Accident 20021106036249A: Doug DC982, Orlando, FL, November 6, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 2002, 09:40 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Airport: Orlando International
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 28.4289° N, 81.3161° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4289&lon=-81.3161&mi=10
- Aircraft: N479AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N479AA-2017-12-26) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,500 total, 6,606 in this make and model, 214 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL03LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021106036249A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED MODERATE TURBULENCE APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF ORLANDO INT'L AIRPORT WHILE DESCENDING FROM 11,000' TO 7,000'. FLIGHT ATTENDANT DEBORAH SEARELY FELL IN THE CABIN AND FRACTURED A BONE IN HER RIGHT FOOT, AS VERIFIED BY AMERICAN AIRLINES MANAGER AT ORLANDO, FL ON DECEMBER 03, 2002 BY PHONE AT 8:30 AM. THE NTSB IN ATLANTA GA BUTCH WILSON WAS NOTIFIED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL03LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA014), Nov 6, 2002: McDonnell Douglas MD-82 (N479AA), Orlando, FL, no damage. Probable cause: The airplane's inflight encounter with turbulence that resulted in injuries to the number two flight attendant.

## Other reports on N479AA (2)

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

- [Incident 20011215038449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011215038449I), Dec 15, 2001: Doug DC982 (N479AA), Omaha, NE. (-23) American airlines flight 781 enroute from dallas, TX to Omaha, NE, climbing thru FL240 the tail compartment temperature warning light illuminated…
- [Incident 19980203003229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980203003229I), Feb 3, 1998: Doug DC982 (N479AA), Crestview, FL, Minor damage. Narrative: during an American airlines flight 1981 from tampa, FL to dallas, TX an unruly passenger disrobed in the lavatory and began destroying the lavatory…

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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