# Incident 20100505033259I: Mcdonnell D DC-9-82(MD-, Bronx, NY, May 5, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 2010, 13:08 local time
- Place: Bronx, NY
- Airport: Laguardia Ny
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 40.8501° N, 73.8662° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bronx, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8501&lon=-73.8662&mi=10
- Aircraft: N954U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N954U-2021-09-04) (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
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100505033259I

## Narrative

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

REFERENCE LOG PAGE 11084174: LEFT ENGINE FAILED AFTER TAKEOFF. ENGINE FAILED RIGHT AFTER SELECTING CLIMB POWER AND A LOUD BANG. FLIGHT TIME FROM OFF TO ON WAS 7 MINS AND 5 MINS ON SINGLE ENGINE.  DEBRIS WAS REPORTED SHOWERING DOWN OVER HUNTS POINT, BRONX, NY.  AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO NEWARK, NJ.  MAINTENANCE REPLACED LEFT ENGINE.  ON CALL FSDO INSPECTOR MET WITH COMPLAINANT NEAR HIS HOME IN WESTCHESTER NY AT 2145 OF 05/05/2010. NOTE COMPLAINANT'S FIRST CALL WAS TO PORT AUTHORITY POLICE IN LGA AT AROUND 1900 LOCAL, ALMOST 6 HOURS AFTER INCIDENT.  ADDITIONAL FSDO INSPECTORS CONFIRMED DEBRIS LOCATION AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON 05/06/2010 AND INTERVIEWED 2 WITNESSES (FROM ROOFING COMPANY), ONE OF WHOM PHONED IN THIS COMPLAINT. NO INJURIES OR DAMAGES NOTED BY WITNESSES DURING INTERVIEW.

## Other reports on N954U (2)

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

- [Incident 20000528017089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000528017089I), May 28, 2000: Doug DC982 (N954U), Wichita, KS. (-23)Aircraft N954U enroute abq to stl experienced a cracked f/o outer windshield. Diverted to ict as a precaution. Maintenance manual states that you can fly…
- [Accident 19941122038712A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941122038712A), Nov 22, 1994: Doug DC982 (N954U), St Louis, MO, Substantial damage. On takeoff runway 30R collided with aircraft on wrong runway holding. Tower unable note plane on wrong runway.

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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