# Accident 20100417055279A: Mcdonnell D DC-9-82(MD-, April 17, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 2010, 09:30 local time
- Airport: O'Hare International Airport,
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 42.0305° N, 87.9006° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0305&lon=-87.9006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N461AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N461AA-2013-01-07) (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: MCDONNELL D DC-9-82(MD-
- Reported engine: P & W JT8D SERIES
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA220) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100417055279A

## Narrative

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

THIS OFFICE RECEIVED A REPORT OF A FLIGHT ATTENDANT INJURY ON AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT #1184, AUS-ORD, TAIL #N461AA, ON 04/17/2010.  THE INCIDENT WAS INVESTIGATED.  PILOT AND FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTS STATE THAT THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT SUSTAINED A MINOR WRIST INJURY WHEN SHE TRIPPED IN THE GALLEY AND STOPPED HER FALL WITH HER LEFT ARM.  ICE WAS PROVIDED FOR HER WRIST FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FLIGHT.  AMENDED 06/08/2011 as follows:  This event was upgraded to an "accident" per NTSB factual report #CEN10LA220

## 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 CEN10LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA220), Apr 17, 2010: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82) (N461AA), Chicago, IL, no damage. Probable cause: The flight attendant's loss of balance resulting in a fall and a broken wrist.

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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