# Incident 20030515011899I: Doug DC982, Ft Lauderdale, FL, May 15, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 2003, 18:48 local time
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Ft Lauderdale-Hollywood International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 26.0717° N, 80.1497° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORT LAUDERDALE/HOLLYWOOD INTL (FLL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0717&lon=-80.1497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18835, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18835-2005-06-23) (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
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D17
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 230 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030515011899I

## Narrative

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

(-23) OVER CRESVIEW VOR (CEW) @ FL 290, IN IMC CONDITIONS, SMOOTH AIR, FASTEN SEAT BELT SIGN TURNED OFF, ENCOUNTERED SUDDEN SEVERE TURBULENCE FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 SECONDS. NEITHER AIRCRAFT RADAR OR JACKSONVILLE CENTER PAINTED ANY WEATHER RETURNS. THE ONLY AIRCRAFT ABNORMAL INDICATION AFTERWARDS WAS A RIGHT ENGINE FIRE DETECTION LOOP "B" LIGHT. PERFORMED NORMAL CHECKLIST COORDINATED WITH FLIGHT ATTENDANTS ON CONDITION OF PAX AND THEMSELVES, ALTHOUGH 2 F/A'S AND 4 PAX WERE INJURED, EVERYONE WAS IN AGREEMENT TO PROCEED TO FLL. PARAMEDIC'S MET THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT AND 4 PAX. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AND SIGNED IT OFF AS AIRWORTHY.

## Other reports on N18835 (2)

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

- [Accident 19940302047139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940302047139A), Mar 2, 1994: Doug DC982 (N18835), New York, NY, Substantial damage. Overran runway after aborting takeoff. Stopped in mud flat. Failed use pitot heat. Ice caused erroneous readings.
- [Incident 19871102075819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871102075819I), Nov 2, 1987: Doug DC982 (N18835), New York, NY, Minor damage. Hit a parked fuel truck while taxiing to gate. Had a nose marshaller. No wing walkers.

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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