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Incident

FAA incident report · Doug DC983 · St Louis, MO · July 28, 2003

Date: July 28, 2003 · 09:40 local
Place: St Louis, MO
Airport: Lambert-St Louis International
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: AALA
Aircraft: N9619V
Reported as: Doug DC983
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D*

N9619VRegistered now · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83)S/N 53566 · Built 1997 Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83)Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D seriesTurbo-jet

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On departure crew reported a loud boom, possibly a compressor stall or blown tire. Emergency was declared. Aircraft landed without incident and taxied to the gate. Maintenance found evidence of bird strike on the right hand engine. Maintenance performed work cards 72-96-12, 72-96-14, 72-96-11, 71-91-16, 72-91-15, and 72-93-11. Maintenance also blended compressor blades on the right hand engine in accordance with MD-80 maintenance manual 72-33-21 and 72-00-00.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON DEPARTURE CREW REPORTED A LOUD BOOM, POSSIBLY A COMPRESSOR STALL OR BLOWN TIRE. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND TAXIED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE FOUND EVIDENCE OF BIRD STRIKE ON THE RIGHT HAND ENGINE. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED WORK CARDS 72-96-12, 72-96-14, 72-96-11, 71-91-16, 72-91-15, AND 72-93-11. MAINTENANCE ALSO BLENDED COMPRESSOR BLADES ON THE RIGHT HAND ENGINE IN ACCORDANCE WITH MD-80 MAINTENANCE MANUAL 72-33-21 AND 72-00-00.