# Accident 20030904021109A: Fokker F28MK0100, New York, NY, September 4, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 2003, 06:24 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: La Guardia
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 40.7750° N, 73.8633° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7750&lon=-73.8633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1450A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1450A-2004-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fokker F.28 MK 0100 (registry code 4990807, https://openairdocs.org/model/fokker-f-28-mk-0100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce TAY-650-15 (registry code 54557, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-tay-650-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FOKKER F28MK0100
- Reported engine: RROYCE TAY65015
- Pilot flight hours: 9,800 total, 1,401 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03FA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03FA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030904021109A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 04, 2003, AT 0624E, AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 549, A FOKKER-28-MK100, REGISTRATION NUMBER N1450A (2CG), SERIAL NUMBER 11459, DEPARTED ON RUNWAY 22L AT LA-GUARDIA AIRPORT NY (LGA) SCHEDULED FOR CHICAGO MIDWAY (MDW). SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED BIRD STRIKES TO THE RIGHT ENGINE, UNDERSIDE OF AIRCRAFT RADOME, AND RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE AREA. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO JOHN F. KENNEDY AIRPORT (JFK) WITH THE RIGHT ENGINE SHUTDOWN. THE AIRCRAFT HAD SEVERE VIBRATION. THE CREW ACCOMPLISHED CHECKLIST PROCEDURE SHUTTING DOWN THE RIGHT ENGINE. THE CREW WAS UNABLE TO MANUALLY SHUT THE RIGHT ENGINE DOWN WITH NORMAL PROCEDURE AND SUBSEQUENTLY HAD TO SHUT THE RIGHT ENGINE DOWN BY ALTERNATE MEANS. THE RIGHT ENGINE FIRE HANDLE WAS MANUALLY PULLED AND ENGINE FIRE BOTTLE DISCHARGED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT JFK AT APPROXIMATELY 79,000 LBS WEIGHT, NORMAL LANDING ACCORDING TO THE CAPTAIN LOGBOOK ENTRY. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

## 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 NYC03FA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03FA190), Sep 4, 2003: Fokker F.28 Mk 0100 (N1450A), Flushing, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: An in-flight collision with birds.

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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