# Incident 20030326005949I: Doug DC982, Indianapolis, IN, March 26, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 2003, 21:42 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 39.7173° N, 86.2946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INDIANAPOLIS INTL (IND), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7173&lon=-86.2946&mi=10
- Aircraft: N244AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N244AA-2010-06-14) (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 JT8*
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030326005949I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 3/26/2003 AMERICAN AIRLINES FLT 1796 EXPERIENCED A SERIES OF COMPRESSOR STALLS ON THE RIGHT ENGINE. POWER WAS REDUCED TO IDLE AND EGT WENT TO 590 DEGREES C. THE CREW SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. A SDR IS TO BE SUBMITTED BY THE AIR CARRIER.

## Other reports on N244AA (2)

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

- [Accident 19961028045729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961028045729A), Oct 28, 1996: Doug MD88 (N244AA), New York, NY, Minor damage. Nose gear failed extend at lga. Diverted jrk. Landed nose gear up. Passengers injured during evacuation.
- [Accident 19890912036139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890912036139A), Sep 12, 1989: Doug DC982 (N244AA), Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. Hydraulic system failed. Left runway hit manhole.

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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