# Accident 20021109030549A: Doug DC982, New York, NY, November 9, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 2002, 13:41 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: La Guardia
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 40.7772° N, 73.8725° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7772&lon=-73.8725&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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021109030549A

## Narrative

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

(-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 SECONDS LATER THE CABIN FILLED WITH THICK SMOKE. THE CAPT. DECIDED TO EVACUATE THE A/C, ALL FOUR SLIDES WERE DEPLOYED AND FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THERE WERE SEVERAL MINOR INJURIES AND ONE PERSON WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR A FRACTURED ANKLE. STATUS: A/C MAINTENANCE FOUND LEFT ENGINE THRUST REVERSER RETURN LINE BROKEN. HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAKED DOWN TO THE RELIEF HOLES IN THE BOTTOM OF THE A/C JUST FORWARD OF THE APU INLET. WHEN THE APU WAS STARTED THE FLUID WAS SUCKED INTO THE APU, THE SMOKE PRODUCED BY THE BURNING HYDRAULIC FLUID FOUND ITS WAY INTO THE CABIN CAUSING THE CAPT. TO EVACUATE THE A/C.

## 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 NYC03LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA016), Nov 9, 2002: McDonnell Douglas MD-82 (N452AA), Flushing, NY, no damage. Probable cause: An inadvertent trauma to the passenger's foot during an emergency evacuation.

## Other reports on N452AA (2)

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

- [Incident 20020829027449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020829027449I), Aug 29, 2002: Doug DC982 (N452AA), St Louis, MO. (-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…
- [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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