# Incident 20041029030889I: Doug DC982, Roanoke, VA, October 29, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 2004, 12:55 local time
- Place: Roanoke, VA
- Airport: Roanoke Regional/Woodrum Field
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 37.2710° N, 79.9414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roanoke, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2710&lon=-79.9414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N258AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N258AA-2017-01-25) (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
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D
- People aboard: 120
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041029030889I

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE AT CRUISE, DFW TO DCA, WITH NO PRIOR WARNING OR INDICATION, A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD AND FELT, FOLLOWED BY SEVERE VIBRATION OF THE #1 ENGINE, AND SMOKE IN THE CABIN. THE #1 ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN, AND THE FLIGHT DIVERTED TO ROA, LANDING WITHOUT FURTHER ENGINE. ALL PASSENGERS AND CREW DEPLANED THROUGH THE MAIN CABIN DOOR, WITH NO INJURIES. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND SUBSTANTIAL FOD DAMAGE TO THE #1 ENGINE, WHICH REQUIRED IT TO BE REPLACED. THE ONLY APPARENT SOURCE OF THE FOD WAS AN EXTERNALLY LEAKING FOWARD LAVATORY, WHICH PROBABLY RESULTED IN "BLUE ICE" ACCUMULATION BREAKING OFF THE FOWARD FUSELAGE, AND BEING INGESTED BY THE #1 ENGINE. THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, AND NO EVIDENCE OF ANYTHING ELSE HAVING BEEN INGESTED BY THE ENGINE.

## Other reports on N258AA (2)

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

- [Incident 19871122083259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871122083259I), Nov 22, 1987: Doug DC982 (N258AA), St Petersburg-C, FL. Tower advised turnoff on runway too narrow for aircraft. Right gear left pavement. Recovered and resumed taxi.
- [Incident 19860708044009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860708044009I), Jul 8, 1986: Doug DC982 (N258AA), Chicago, IL. Attempted to turn around on parallel taxiway and right main wheels broke through blacktop. Aircraft became stuck.

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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