# Accident 20030612036819A: Doug DC982, Dallas-Ft Worth, TX, June 12, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 2003, 05:15 local time
- Place: Dallas-Ft Worth, TX
- Airport: Dallas-Fort Worth International
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 32.9167° N, 97.5833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9167&lon=-97.5833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N451AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N451AA-2013-06-14) (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)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC982
- People aboard: 132
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030612036819A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 2490 OPERATING FROM LAX-DFW, ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE WHILE DESCENT INTO DFW. THE CAPTAIN, FIRST OFFICER AND 1 CABIN ATTENDANT WERE NOT INJURED. SKY CONDITIONS WERE VMC. THE CAPTAIN MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE CABIN CREW TO TAKE THEIR JUMPSEATS DUE TO EXPECTED TURBULENCE. 2 CABIN ATTENDANTS SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. ONE FRACTURED RIGHT ANKLE, THE OTHER FRACTURED TIBIA.

## 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 LAX03LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA193), Jun 12, 2003: Boeing MD-82 (N451AA), Fort Worth, TX, no damage. Probable cause: The encounter with severe turbulence during descent, prior to the cabin crew taking their seats, which resulted in serious injury to two flight attendants.

## Other reports on N451AA (1)

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

- [Incident 20080408847759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080408847759I), Apr 8, 2008: Doug DC982 (N451AA), Indianapolis, IN, No damage. (-23) On 4/08/2008, American airlines, inc. (aa) flight 1131, enroute from orlando international airport (mco) to chicago o'hare international airport (ord) at…

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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