# Incident 20031226033919I: Doug DC982, Indianapolis, IN, December 26, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 2003, 13:24 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis International
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- 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: N228AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N228AA-2009-06-03) (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
- People aboard: 66
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031226033919I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 12/26/03 AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 1102 DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA. A FLIGHT ATTENDANT NOTICED A SUSPICIOUS OBJECT LAYING ON THE FLOOR. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED TO THE RUN UP AREA WHERE STAIRS WERE BROUGHT TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE STAIRS DID NOT FIT. THE PASSENGERS DEPLANED VIA THE EMERGENCY SLIDES.

## Other reports on N228AA (1)

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

- [Incident 20000927031069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000927031069I), Sep 27, 2000: Doug DC982 (N228AA), Omaha, NE. (-23)American airlines flight 2463 was enroute from Omaha, NE, to dallas, TX, but due to smoke in the cabin, the aircraft returned to Omaha. An American…

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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