# Incident 20120207002659I: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82), Omaha, NE, February 7, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 2012, 08:36 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Eppley Airfield
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 41.3032° N, 95.8941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EPPLEY AIRFIELD (OMA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3032&lon=-95.8941&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7518A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7518A-2019-01-07) (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 DOUGLAS DC-9-82(MD-82)
- Reported engine: P & W JT8D SERIES
- People aboard: 94
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120207002659I

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 7, 2012, AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 1349 DEPARTED OMAHA, NE, EPPLEY AIRFIELD, ENROUTE TO DALLAS, TX.  DURING CLIMB, THE CREW REQUESTED CLEARANCE FROM AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TO RETURN TO EPPLEY AIRFIELD, DUE TO A COMPRESSURE STALL AT 13,000 FEET.  THE CREW REDUCED POWER TO THE RIGHT ENGINE.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT 1436Z WITHOUT INCIDENT.COMPANY MECHANICS FOUND THE RIGHT ENGINE NOSE BULLET (ENGINE INLET CONE)LYING IN THE ENGINE COWL.

## Other reports on N7518A (1)

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

- [Incident 20010126005429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010126005429I), Jan 26, 2001: Doug DC982 (N7518A), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. (-23) Aala flt#792 was taxiing for take off on taxiway alpha. Hit a atlantic coast airlines(vtza) flt. 7864 that was pushed back at gate F-12 and stopped.…

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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