# Incident 20060814016769I: Doug DC983, St Louis, MO, August 14, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 2006, 19:53 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Lambert-St Louis International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6273&lon=-90.1979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N434AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N434AA-2019-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83) (registry code 3022083, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-83-md-83) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC983
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060814016769I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 15, 2006 AT 0053 UTC, AMERICAN AIRLINES MD-83 N434AA, FLIGHT 1124 ENROUTE FROM CHICAGO, IL (KORD) TO NEW ORLEANS, LA (KMSY) ENCOUNTERED REPORTEDLY SEVERE TURBULENCE NEAR THE FARMINGTON VORTAC (FAM) AT FL320. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO ST. LOUIS, MO (KSTL). THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE FROM A BEVERAGE CART IMPACTING THE CABIN CEILING. TWO FLIGHT ATTENDANTS AND TWO PASSENGERS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE PASSENGERS WERE TREATED BY PARAMEDICS AT KSTL AND RELEASED. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS WERE TREATED AT A LOCAL HOSPITAL AND RELEASED. THE MOST SERIOUS INJURY WAS A CHIPPED TOOTH ON ONE OF THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS. THE CEILING PANEL WAS REPAIRED WITH EPOXY. A STRUCTURAL INSPECTION WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW GMM WITH NO FINDINGS. THE NTSB WAS CONTACTED AND THEY DECLINED INVOLVEMENT. THIS INVESTIGATION CLOSED AS OF 08-16-2006.

## Other reports on N434AA (2)

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

- [Incident 19890904056829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890904056829I), Sep 4, 1989: Doug DC982 (N434AA), Billings, MT, Minor damage. Low oil pressure light on right engine. Landed at destination. Replaced csd on engine.
- [Incident 19890502036339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890502036339I), May 2, 1989: Doug DC982 (N434AA), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. Fluid quantity in both hydraulic systems went to 0. Manually extended gear. Power transfer valve assembly broke.

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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