# Incident 20040114001959I: Doug DC982, Dallas-Ft Worth, TX, January 14, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 2004, 14:00 local time
- Place: Dallas-Ft Worth, TX
- Airport: Dallas-Fort Worth International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 32.8972° N, 97.0377° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DALLAS-FORT WORTH INTL (DFW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8972&lon=-97.0377&mi=10
- Aircraft: N577AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N577AA-2014-03-25) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 11,500 total, 2,367 in this make and model, 201 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040114001959I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL (DFW) AIRPORT ENROUTE TO CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA (CTL). ON CLIMB OUT APPROXIMATELY 12,000 FT. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT NOTIFIED THE FIRST OFFICER (FO) THAT SHE HAD FOUND A SUSPICIOUS DEVICE IN SEAT 25D. THE CAPTAIN TOLD THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT TO MOVE THE DEVICE TO THE TAIL COMPARTMENT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO DFW. UPON LANDING APPROXIMATELY 3000 FT. DOWN THE RUNWAY, THE TAIL CONE DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT FAILED TO DISARM THE TAIL COMPARTMENT DOOR PRIOR TO OPENING. UPON LANDING FUSELAGE PRESSURES REDUCED AND ALLOWED THE TAIL CONE TO FALL AWAY FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT REAR SLIDE DID NOT DEPLOY.

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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