Docket Contents

Project Summary: Aviation Investigation - 315 Docket Items - DCA99MA060

Description: Little Rock, AA MD-82

Mode: Aviation

NTSB Number: DCA99MA060

Date of Accident: 06/01/1999

City: LITTLE ROCK

State / Region: AR

Country: United States

Project Type: Investigation

Docket Information

Creation Date: 10/13/99

Last Modified: 11/02/2016 1:50 PM

Public Release Date & Time: 01/27/2000 1:27 PM


Docket Items: 315

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1 Operations 2 - Exhibit No. 2A - Group Chairman Factual Report 29 0 Adobe PDF file
2 Operations 2 - Exhibit No. 2B - Attachment 1 - Interview Summaries 18 0 Adobe PDF file
3 Operations 2 - Exhibit No. 2C - Attachment 2 - Transcripts of DFW and LAX Field Interviews 3 0 Adobe PDF file
4 Operations 2 - Exhibit No. 2D - Attachment 3 - Flight Time Limitations - Allied Pilots Contract 4 0 Adobe PDF file
5 Operations 2 - Exhibit No. 2E - Attachment 4 - Flight 1420 Departure Papers 34 0 Adobe PDF file
6 Operations 2 - Exhibit No. 2F - Attachment 5 - AA Wind Component Chart 3 0 Adobe PDF file
7 Operations 2 - Exhibit No. 2G - Attachment 6 - Adams Airport, Little Rock, Arkansas AA Jeppesen Charts 5 0 Adobe PDF file
8 Operations 2 - Exhibit No. 2H - Attachment 7 - AA "Techniques" Description 3 0 Adobe PDF file
9 Operations 2 - Exhibit No. 2I - Attachment 8 - ACARS Message to Flight 1420 Crew 3 0 Adobe PDF file
10 Operations 2 - Exhibit No. 2J - Attachment 9 - Approach Briefing Requirement - AA Flight Manual 3 0 Adobe PDF file
11 Operations 2 - Exhibit No. 2K - Attachment 10 - Approach Briefing Requirement - AA DC-9 Operating Manual 3 0 Adobe PDF file
12 Operations 2 - Exhibit No. 2L - Attachment 11 - Depiction of AA Mechanical Checklist 3 0 Adobe PDF file
13 Operations 2 - Exhibit No. 2M -Attachment 12 - AA Before Landing Checklist Instructions 3 0 Adobe PDF file
14 Operations 2 - Exhibit No. 2N -Attachment 13 - Detailed AA Before Landing Checklist 3 0 Adobe PDF file
15 Operations 2 - Exhibit No. 2O - Attachment 14 - AA Instructor/Check Airman Guide Instructions for Before Landing Checklist 3 0 Adobe PDF file
16 Operations 2 - Exhibit No. 2P - Attachment 15 - Little Rock ATIS from ATC Transcript 3 0 Adobe PDF file
17 Operations 2 - Exhibit No. 2Q - Attachment 16 - AA DC-9 Operating Manual Stabilized Approach Concept 3 0 Adobe PDF file
18 Operations 2 - Exhibit No. 2R - Attachment 17 - AA MD-80 Standard Callouts - All Descents, Approaches, and Landings 3 0 Adobe PDF file
19 Operations 2 - Exhibit No. 2S - Attachment 18 - AA Weather Deterioration Guidance 3 0 Adobe PDF file
20 Operations 2 - Exhibit No. 2T - Attachment 19 - AA Flap Extension Procedure 3 0 Adobe PDF file
21 Operations 2 - Exhibit No. 2U - Attachment 20 - AA DC-9 Operating Manual Requirements To Continue Appraoch Below DA/DH 3 0 Adobe PDF file
22 Operations 2 - Exhibit No. 2V - Attachment 21 - AA Flight Manual Requirements to Continue Approach Below DA/DH dated 4/15/99 2 0 Adobe PDF file
23 Operations 2 - Exhibit No. 2W - Attachment 22 - AA Flight Manual Requirements to Continue Approach Below DA/DH dated 8/15/99 3 0 Adobe PDF file
24 Operations 2 - Exhibit No. 2X - Attachment 23 - AA Wind Landing Limits 3 0 Adobe PDF file
25 Operations 2 - Exhibit No. 2Y - Attachment 24 - AA Wet Runway Conditions - Landing 3 0 Adobe PDF file
26 Operations 2 - Exhibit No. 2Z - Attachment 25 - AA Requirements for Category 1 ILS Approach 3 0 Adobe PDF file
27 Operations 2 - Exhibit No. 2AA - Attachment 26 - AA Windshear Guidance 3 0 Adobe PDF file
28 Operations 2 - Exhibit No. 2BB - Attachment 27 - AA Landing Windshear Guidance 3 0 Adobe PDF file
29 Operations 2 - Exhibit No. 2CC - Attachment 28 - AA Category 1 ILS - Crew Coordination Procedures 3 0 Adobe PDF file
30 Operations 2 - Exhibit No. 2DD - Attachment 29 - AA Automatic Brakes Description 3 0 Adobe PDF file
31 Operations 2 - Exhibit No. 2EE - Attachment 30 - AA Directional Control with Reverse Thrust Guidance 3 0 Adobe PDF file
32 Operations 2 - Exhibit No. 2FF - Attachment 31 - AA Auto Brakes Guidance 3 0 Adobe PDF file
33 Operations 2 - Exhibit No. 2GG - Attachment 32 - AA Landing Under Adverse Weather Guidance 3 0 Adobe PDF file
34 Operations 2 - Exhibit No. 2HH - Attachment 33 - AA Landing Guidance for Spoiler Lever 3 0 Adobe PDF file
35 Operations 2 - Exhibit No. 2II - Attachment 34 - Boeing MD-80 Wet Runway Reverse Thrust Guidance 3 0 Adobe PDF file
36 Operations 2 - Exhibit No. 2JJ - Attachment 35 - McDonnell Douglas/Boeing All Operators Letter 6 0 Adobe PDF file
37 Operations 2 - Exhibit No. 2KK - Attachment 36 - AA Wet/Slippery Runway - Crosswind Guidance 3 0 Adobe PDF file
38 Operations 2 - Exhibit No. 2LL - Attachment 37 - AA Takeoff and Landing Simulator Training Session 3 0 Adobe PDF file
39 Operations 2 - Exhibit No. 2MM - Attachment 38 - AA DC-9 Operating Manual Guidance for Landing on Wet/Slippery Runways 3 0 Adobe PDF file
40 Operations 2 - Exhibit No. 2NN - Attachment 39 - FAA Order 8400.10 Guidance for APD Designees Certification 4 0 Adobe PDF file
41 Operations 2 - Exhibit No. 2OO - Attachment 40 - FAA Order 8400.10 Guidance for Check Airmen Certification 5 0 Adobe PDF file
42 Operations 2 - Exhibit No. 2PP - Attachment 41 - AA Weather Guidance 3 0 Adobe PDF file
43 Operations 2 - Exhibit No. 2QQ - Attachment 42 - AA Takeoff and Landing Simulator Training Observation by Captain Randy Wyatt 5 0 Adobe PDF file
44 Operations 2 - Exhibit No. 2RR - Attachment 43 - AA Takeoff and Landing Simulator Training Observation by Captain Dave Tew 3 0 Adobe PDF file
45 Operations 2 - Exhibit No. 2SS - Attachment 44 - AA Low Level Windshear Alert Systems Information 3 0 Adobe PDF file
46 Operations 2 - Addendum to Factual Report of Group Chairman 1 0 Adobe PDF file
47 Operations 2 - Errata/Addendum to Group Chairman's Factual Report 1 0 Adobe PDF file
48 ATC 3 - Exhibit No. 3A - Group Chairman Factual Report 10 0 Adobe PDF file
49 ATC 3 - Exhibit No. 3B - Little Rock Tower Air Traffic Control Transcript 18 0 Adobe PDF file
50 ATC 3 - LIT ATCT Briefings 8 0 Adobe PDF file
51 ATC 3 - AAL1420 Strip 1 0 Adobe PDF file
52 ATC 3 - ARTS IIE Time Setting 2 0 Adobe PDF file
53 ATC 3 - SISO Logs (7230-10) 4 0 Adobe PDF file
54 ATC 3 - RWY Selection SOP 2 0 Adobe PDF file
55 ATC 3 - Daily Record of Facility Operations 2 0 Adobe PDF file
56 ATC 3 - Controller Statements 2 0 Adobe PDF file
57 ATC 3 - Recorded LLWAS Data 1 0 Adobe PDF file
58 ATC 3 - RVR/Rwy Lt. Archive 1 0 Adobe PDF file
59 ATC 3 - Memphis TMU Log 1 0 Adobe PDF file
60 ATC 3 - Power Records 4 0 Adobe PDF file
61 ATC 3 - UCRS 2 0 Adobe PDF file
62 ATC 3 - Tower Diagram 1 0 Adobe PDF file
63 ATC 3 - LIT MVA Chart 1 0 Adobe PDF file
64 ATC 3 - ASOS Archive 1 0 Adobe PDF file
65 ATC 3 - Addendum 1 20 0 Adobe PDF file
66 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5A - Group Chairman Factual Report 48 0 Adobe PDF file
67 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 1 thru 57 1 0 Adobe PDF file
68 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 1 - NWS Surface Analysis Chart for 0300Z on June 2, 1999. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
69 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 2 - NWS Surface Analysis Chart for 0600Z on June 2, 1999. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
70 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 3 - NWS Radar Summary Chart for 0435Z on June 2, 1999. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
71 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 4 - NWS Radar Summary Chart for 0535Z on June 2, 1999. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
72 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 5 - National Lightning Display between 0445Z to 0500Z on June 2, 1999. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
73 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 6 - NWS 850 mb Constant Pressure Chart at 0000Z on June 2, 1999. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
74 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 7 - NWS 700 mb Constant Pressure Chart at 0000Z on June 2, 1999. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
75 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 8 - NWS 500 mb Constant Pressure Chart at 0000Z. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
76 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 9 - NWS 300mb Constant Pressure Chart at 0000Z. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
77 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 10 - NWS 250mb Constant Pressure Chart at 0000Z. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
78 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 11 - Jet stream analysis 0000Z. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
79 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 12 - Weather observations issued for the period. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
80 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 13 - ASOS Augmentation inspection. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
81 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 14 - Composite reflectivity at 0445Z. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
82 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 15 - Composite reflectivity at 0451Z. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
83 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 16 - Composite reflectivity at 0457Z. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
84 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 17 - WSR-88D base reflectivity for 0.4 degrees at 0445Z. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
85 Meteorology 5 - Exhihit No. 5B - Attachment 17A - (Same as Attachment 17) 1 0 Adobe PDF file
86 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 18 - WSR-88D base reflectivity for 0.4 degrees at 0451Z. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
87 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 18A - (Same as Attachment 18) 1 0 Adobe PDF file
88 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 19 - WSR-88D base reflectivity for 1.5 degrees at 0451Z. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
89 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 20 - WSR-88D base reflectivity for 2.4 degrees at 0451Z. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
90 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 21 - WSR-88D base reflectivity for 3.3 degrees at 0451Z. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
91 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 22 - WSR-88D four panel base reflectivity display at 0451Z. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
92 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 23 - WSR-88D base reflectivity for 0.4 degrees at 0457Z. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
93 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 23A (Same as Attachment 23) 1 0 Adobe PDF file
94 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 24 - WSR-88D Time series at 0.4 degree elevation. 3 0 Adobe PDF file
95 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 25 - WSR-88D radial velocity for 0.4 degrees at 0445Z. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
96 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 25A (Same as Attachment 25) 1 0 Adobe PDF file
97 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 26 - WSR-88D radial velocity for 0.4 degrees at 0451Z. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
98 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 26A (Same as Attachment 26) 1 0 Adobe PDF file
99 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 27 - WSR-88D radial velocity for 0.4 degrees at 0457Z. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
100 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 27A (Same as Attachment 27) 1 0 Adobe PDF file
101 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 28 - WSR-88DD four panel radial velocity for time 0440Z, 0445Z, 0451, 0457Z. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
102 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 29 - WSR-88D Velocity Azimuth Display. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
103 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 30 - WSR-88D combined shear. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
104 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 30A (Same as Attachment 30) 1 0 Adobe PDF file
105 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 30B (Same as Attachment 30) 1 0 Adobe PDF file
106 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 30C (Same as Attachment 30) 1 0 Adobe PDF file
107 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 31 - National Lightning Detection Network Lightning Strike Data at 20 NM from 0436Z to 0451Z 25 0 Adobe PDF file
108 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 32 - Lightning Data at 5 NM from 0446Z to 0451Z 5 0 Adobe PDF file
109 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 33 - Upper Air Sounding from North Little Rock (KLZK) at 0000Z on June 2, 1999 9 0 Adobe PDF file
110 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 34 - LLWAS Configuration 1 0 Adobe PDF file
111 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 35 - Little Rock LLWAS tower display. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
112 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 36 - ATC terminology for issuing LLWAS alerts. 3 0 Adobe PDF file
113 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 37 - LLWAS data between 0441Z through 0457ZZ on June 2, 1999. 50 0 Adobe PDF file
114 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 38 - LLWAS Algorithm report. 11 0 Adobe PDF file
115 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 39 - LLWAS Statistical Performance Evalucation (SPE). 7 0 Adobe PDF file
116 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 40 - NWS Statement Regarding Maintenance on the ASOS 1 0 Adobe PDF file
117 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 41 - Infrared satellite image at 0402Z on June 2, 1999. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
118 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 42 - Infrared satellite image at 0445Z. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
119 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 43 - Infrared satellite image at 0502Z. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
120 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 44 - Magnified infrared image at 0445Z. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
121 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 45 - Magnified infrared image at 0502Z. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
122 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 46 - Moisture channel image at 0502Z. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
123 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 47 - In-flight weather advisory plot over 0400Z infrared satellite image. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
124 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 48 - Bow Echo figure. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
125 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 49 - American Airlines Flight 1420 Weather Document. 6 0 Adobe PDF file
126 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 50 - Federal Contract Weather Observer on duty statement. 9 0 Adobe PDF file
127 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 51 - Federal Contract Weather Observer relieved prior to accident statement. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
128 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 52 - American Airlines Weather Services forecaster statement. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
129 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 53 - American Airlines Weather Services en route forecaster statement 1 0 Adobe PDF file
130 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 54 - NWS Aviation Forecaster Statement 2 0 Adobe PDF file
131 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 55 - LIT Airport Security Camera Video 1 0 Adobe PDF file
132 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 56 - Photo 1. Gate 1 Camera Location. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
133 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 56 - Photo 2. Camera 1 location. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
134 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 56 - Photo 3. Camera 1 view. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
135 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 56 - Photo 4. Camera on gate 8. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
136 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 56 - Photo 5. Dobbs ramp. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
137 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 56 - Photo 6. Dobbs ramp from a distance. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
138 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 56 - Photo 7. Airport view - Dobbs ramp and accident site. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
139 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5B - Attachment 57 - NASA Preliminary Draft Report on Wind Shear Modeling. 30 0 Adobe PDF file
140 Meteorology 5 - Exhibit No. 5C - Meteorology Group Research on Thunderstorm Penetrations in The Terminal Area. 82 0 Adobe PDF file
141 Meteorology 5 - Group Chairman Factual Report - Addendum 1 3 0 Adobe PDF file
142 Meteorology 5 - Group Chairman Factual Report - Addendum 1 - Attachment 1 - Aircraft Encounters with Thunderstorms in the Terminal Area 19 0 Adobe PDF file
143 Meteorology 5 - Group Chairman Factual Report - Addendum 1 - Attachment 3 - Analysis of the LLWAS II Performance at LIT on June 1, 1999 42 0 Adobe PDF file
144 Meteorology 5 - Group Chairman Factual Report - Addendum 1 - Attachment 4 - Meteorological Analysis of the Aircraft Accident at Adams Field, Little Rock, AR Involving American Airlines Flight 1420 17 0 Adobe PDF file
145 Meteorology 5 - Group Chairman Factual Report - Addendum 1 - Attachment 2 - Meteorology CD 1 0 Adobe PDF file
146 Meteorology 5 - Addendum 2 to Factual Report 46 0 Adobe PDF file
147 Survival Factors 6 - Exhibit No. 6A - Group Chairman Factual Report 57 0 Adobe PDF file
148 Survival Factors 6 - Exhibit No. 6B - Excerpts from American Airlines Flight Attendant Recurrent Training Programs (1998 AND 1999) 18 0 Adobe PDF file
149 Survival Factors 6 - Exhibit No. 6C - Excerpts from American Airlines Safety Manual 3 0 Adobe PDF file
150 Survival Factors 6 - Exhibit No. 6D - Photographs (46) 1 0 Adobe PDF file
151 Survival Factors 6 - Photo 1. Airplane wreckage as seen from the runway overrun area. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
152 Survival Factors 6 - Photo 2. Overall wreckage view, right front. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
153 Survival Factors 6 - Photo 3. Overall wreckage view, right side. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
154 Survival Factors 6 - Photo 4. Fuselage separation at row 12, right side. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
155 Survival Factors 6 - Photo 5. First-class passenger seat 3B. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
156 Survival Factors 6 - Photo 6. Fuselage damage, forward, left side. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
157 Survival Factors 6 - Photo 7. Cockpit damage, left side. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
158 Survival Factors 6 - Photo 8. Exit 1L and forward jumpseat. Slide removed by investigators. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
159 Survival Factors 6 - Photo 9. Forward galley at exit 1R. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
160 Survival Factors 6 - Photo 10. Exit 1R, forward service door. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
161 Survival Factors 6 - Photo 11. Exit 1R escape slide girt bar. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
162 Survival Factors 6 - Photo 12. Exit 1R, exterior. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
163 Survival Factors 6 - Photo 13. Fuselage damage, left side, with commingled approach light structure. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
164 Survival Factors 6 - Photo 14. Fuselage damage, left side. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
165 Survival Factors 6 - Photo 15. Exit 2L, approach light structure. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
166 Survival Factors 6 - Photo 16. Exit 2L, approach light structure. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
167 Survival Factors 6 - Photo 17. Exit 2L, interior. Remains of exit door in foreground. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
168 Survival Factors 6 - Photo 18. Aft fuselage section. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
169 Survival Factors 6 - Photo 19. Aft fuselage section. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
170 Survival Factors 6 - Photo 20. Aft fuselage section. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
171 Survival Factors 6 - Photo 21. Left wing. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
172 Survival Factors 6 - Photo 22. Fuselage break at row 18, looking forward. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
173 Survival Factors 6 - Photo 23. Seat unit 18 DEF (foreground) and seat unit 17 AB. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
174 Survival Factors 6 - Photo 24. Right over wing exit area, with right aft exit plug visible. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
175 Survival Factors 6 - Photo 25. Tailcone exit. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
176 Survival Factors 6 - Photo 26. Tailcone exit. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
177 Survival Factors 6 - Photo 27. Interior of tail cone area (looking forward). 1 0 Adobe PDF file
178 Survival Factors 6 - Photo 28. Interior of tail cone area (looking aft). 1 0 Adobe PDF file
179 Survival Factors 6 - Photo 29. Tail cone release handle. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
180 Survival Factors 6 - Photo 30. Interior damage, rows 3 and 4, right side. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
181 Survival Factors 6 - Photo 31. Interior damage, forward of row 7, looking aft 1 0 Adobe PDF file
182 Survival Factors 6 - Photo 32. Interior damage, forward of row 7, looking aft. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
183 Survival Factors 6 - Photo 33. Interior damage, seat unit 4 EF, showing floor disruption. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
184 Survival Factors 6 - Photo 34. Interior damage, seat 8D, seat belt unattached. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
185 Survival Factors 6 - Photo 35. Interior damage, overhead bins at row 9, left side. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
186 Survival Factors 6 - Photo 36. Interior damage, floor disruption at row 10/11. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
187 Survival Factors 6 - Photo 37. Interior damage, rows 12 and 13, looking forward. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
188 Survival Factors 6 - Photo 38. Interior damage, rows 13 and 14, left side. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
189 Survival Factors 6 - Photo 39. Interior damage, overhead bins, rows 14 and 15, left side, looking forward. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
190 Survival Factors 6 - Photo 40. Interior damage, rows 14 - 16, right side. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
191 Survival Factors 6 - Photo 41. Interior damage, overhead bins, row 16, left side. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
192 Survival Factors 6 - Photo 42. Interior damage, row 17, right side, looking aft. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
193 Survival Factors 6 - Photo 43. Interior damage, row 16, looking forward. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
194 Survival Factors 6 - Photo 44. Interior damage, forward fuselage section, aft of row 17, looking forward. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
195 Survival Factors 6 - Photo 45. Seat legs, rows 22 and 23 (photo taken after wreckage moved to hangar). 1 0 Adobe PDF file
196 Survival Factors 6 - Photo 46. Seat legs, rows 24 - 26 (photo taken after wreckage moved to hangar). 1 0 Adobe PDF file
197 Survival Factors 6 - Exhibit No. 6E - Passenger Information Card 5 0 Adobe PDF file
198 Survival Factors 6 - Exhibit No. 6F - Over Wing Exit Placards 2 0 Adobe PDF file
199 Survival Factors 6 - Exhibit No. 6G - Injury Chart 12 0 Adobe PDF file
200 Survival Factors 6 - Exhibit No. 6H - Passenger Questionnaires 1040 0 Adobe PDF file
201 Survival Factors 6 - Exhibit No. 6I - Interior Flammability Certification for N215AA 5 0 Adobe PDF file
202 Survival Factors 6 - Errata/Addenda to Factual Report of Group Chairman 13 0 Adobe PDF file
203 Structures 7 - Exhibit No. 7A - Group Chairman Factual Report 17 0 Adobe PDF file
204 Structures 7 - Exhibit No. 7B1-Attachment 1-AAL 1420 Wreckage Distribution 1 0 Adobe PDF file
205 Structures 7 - Exhibit No. 7B2 - Attachment 1 - Aircraft Wreckage Distribution Coordinates 5 0 Adobe PDF file
206 Structures 7 - Exhibit No. 7C - Attachment 2 - Photographs of Wreckage 1 0 Adobe PDF file
207 Structures 7 - Exhibit No. 7C - Photo 1. Aerial photo of AA Flight 1420, N215AA, Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (MD-82) wreckage, off the end of runway 4R, Little Rock Nat't Airport, Little Rock, Ark. View looking north. (Photo by J.K. Lloyd's, Inc.)) 1 0 Adobe PDF file
208 Structures 7 - Exhibit No. 7C - Photo 2. Aerial photo of N215AA wreckage. Note the tire tracks the end of runway 4R, the breakup of the airplane, and damage to the runway 22L approach lighting system. View looking South. (Photo by J.K. Lloyd's Inc.)) 1 0 Adobe PDF file
209 Structures 7 - Exhibit No. 7C - Photo 3. View of N215AA wreckage from runway elevation. Note the foreground tire tracks approaching the rock embankment and the subsequent drop in elevation. (Photo by J.K. Lloyd's Inc.)) 1 0 Adobe PDF file
210 Structures 7 - Exhibit No. 7C - Photo 4. Aerial photo of N215AA wreckage. Note the separation of the fuselage and left wing. Note the structural damage to the forward fuselage and fire damage to the rear fuselage. (Photo by J.K. Lloyd's, Inc.) 1 0 Adobe PDF file
211 Structures 7 - Exhibit No. 7C - Photo 5. Aerial photo. Note the orientation of the forward fuselage in relation to the rest of the airplane. Note the structural support column at the aft galley service door. (Photo by J.K. Lloyd's Inc.)) 1 0 Adobe PDF file
212 Structures 7 - Exhibit No. 7C - Photo 6. View of N215AA wreckage from the runway 22L approach lighting system catwalk, approx. 450 feet from the end of runway 4R.View looking North. (NTSB)) 1 0 Adobe PDF file
213 Structures 7 - Exhibit No. 7C - Photo 7. View of the left wing separation near its root. Note the displacement of the forward fuselage from the remainder of the airplane and fire damage to the rear fuselage. View looking South. (NTSB)) 1 0 Adobe PDF file
214 Structures 7 - Exhibit No. 7C - Photo 8. View of the cockpit. Note the complete destruction of the nose section, left side, and flooring. Note the lighting system structure entangled with the fuselage and the entrance door found ajar. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
215 Structures 7 - Exhibit No. 7C - Photo 9.View of the forward and center fuselage sections. Note the crushing damage to the fuselage nose and the lighting system structure (i.e. angles) protruding from the fuselage near the forward galley service door. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
216 Structures 7 - Exhibit No. 7C - Photo 10. View of the damage to the forward fuselage, left side and crown. Note the approach lighting system structural support platform, entangled with the torn away airframe structure. (NTSB)) 1 0 Adobe PDF file
217 Structures 7 - Exhibit No. 7C - Photo 11. Close up view of the forward fuselage, left side. Note the extensive damage to the flooring and underlying airframe structure. Note that the first class seats on the left side are completely missing. (NTSB)) 1 0 Adobe PDF file
218 Structures 7 - Exhibit No. 7C - Photo 12. View of the rear fuselage and separated left wing. Note the extensive fire damage to the passenger cabin. Also note the lighting system structural support column obstructing the aft galley service door opening. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
219 Structures 7 - Exhibit No. 7C - Photo 13. View of the rear fuselage and right wing. Note the passenger cabin and upper fuselage consumed by fire. Note the detached landing gear and inboard section of the inboard flap immediately aft of the wing.. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
220 Structures 7 - Exhibit No. 7C - Photo 14. View of the rear fuselage from beneath the runway 22L approach lighting system catwalk. Note the extensive heat damage (i.e. sagging skin) on the upper fuselage shell, forward of the rear pressure bulkhead. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
221 Structures 7 - Exhibit No. 7C - Photo 15. View of the left (aft) overwing emergency exit door external surface near its respective opening. Note the closed position of the external door handle and the fire damage to the leading edge and lower aft corner. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
222 Structures 7 - Exhibit No. 7C - Photo 16. View of the left (aft) overwing emergency exit door internal surface. Note the open position of the internal door handle. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
223 Structures 7 - Exhibit No. 7D - Attachment 3 - General Description of the McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (MD-82) 2 0 Adobe PDF file
224 Structures 7 - Exhibit No. 7E - Attachment 4 - Fuel Report, Heritage Environmental Services 2 0 Adobe PDF file
225 Structures 7 - Errata to Factual Report of Group Chairman 1 0 Adobe PDF file
226 Powerplants 8 - Exhibit No. 8A - Group Chairman Factual Report 20 0 Adobe PDF file
227 Powerplants 8 - Exhibit No. 8B - Photographs 1 0 Adobe PDF file
228 Powerplants 8 - Exhibit No. 8B - Photo 1. No. 1 engine. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
229 Powerplants 8 - Exhibit No. 8B - Photo 2. No. 1 engine inlet and fan blades. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
230 Powerplants 8 - Exhibit No. 8B - Photo 3. No. 1 engine exhaust showing 4th stage turbine blades. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
231 Powerplants 8 - Exhibit No. 8B - Photo 4. Side view of No. 1 engine thrust reverser showing partial deployment. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
232 Powerplants 8 - Exhibit No. 8B - Photo 5. Rear view of No. 1 engine thrust reverser showing damage. (APA photo) 1 0 Adobe PDF file
233 Powerplants 8 - Exhibit No. 8B - Photo 6. No. 2 engine. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
234 Powerplants 8 - Exhibit No. 8B - Photo 7. No. 2 engine inlet and fan blades. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
235 Powerplants 8 - Exhibit No. 8B - Photo 8. No. 2 engine exhaust showing 4th stage turbine blades. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
236 Powerplants 8 - Exhibit No. 8B - Photo 9. Close up of No. 1 engine fuel control in reverse thrust range. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
237 Powerplants 8 - Exhibit No. 8B - Photo 10. Close up of No. 2 engine fuel control in reverse thrust range. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
238 Powerplants 8 - Exhibit No. 8B - Photo 11. Left side of No. 1 engine thrust reverser in deployment position showing damage. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
239 Powerplants 8 - Exhibit No. 8B - Photo 12. Right side of No. 1 engine thrust reverser in deployed position showing damage. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
240 Powerplants 8 - Exhibit No. 8B - Photo 13. No. 1 engine thrust reverser actuator support assembly broken at forward end. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
241 Powerplants 8 - Exhibit No. 8B - Photo 14. No. 1 engine thrust reverser lower door showing mud on interior surface. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
242 Powerplants 8 - Exhibit No. 8B - Photo 15. No. 2 engine thrust reverser in deployed position. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
243 Powerplants 8 - Exhibit No. 8C - JT8D-200 engine cross section showing alphabetic indentification of case flanges. 2 0 Adobe PDF file
244 Powerplants 8 - Exhibit No. 8D - JT8D-217C SN 718427 Test Cell Performance Data. 7 0 Adobe PDF file
245 Powerplants 8 - Exhibit No. 8E - JT8D-217C SN 725712 Test Cell Performance Data. 7 0 Adobe PDF file
246 Powerplants 8 - Exhibit No. 8F - Honeywell Component Maintenance Manual LG80E Engine Pressure Ratio Computer Task 77-13-01 16 0 Adobe PDF file
247 Powerplants 8 - Exhibit No. 8G - Left Engine Pressure Ratio Transmitter PN LG80E1, SN F1203 Check Worksheet. 3 0 Adobe PDF file
248 Powerplants 8 - Exhibit No. 8H - Right Engine Pressure Ratio Transmitter PN LG80E1, SN E1473 Check Worksheet. 2 0 Adobe PDF file
249 Powerplants 8 - Exhibit No. 8I - Digital Flight Data Recorder data for airplane's landing at Little Rock. 3 0 Adobe PDF file
250 Powerplants 8 - Exhibit No. 8J - Digital Flight Data Recorder data for airplane's previous landing at Dallas-Fort Worth. 5 0 Adobe PDF file
251 Powerplants 8 - Exhibit No. 8K - Digital Flight Data Recorder data for airplane's departure from gate at Dallas-Fort Worth for flight to Little Rock. 3 0 Adobe PDF file
252 Systems 9 - Exhibit No. 9A - Group Chairman Factual Report 9 0 Adobe PDF file
253 Systems 9 - Exhibit No. 9B - Appendix A - Photographs 2 0 Adobe PDF file
254 Systems 9 - Exhibit No. 9B - Photo 2. View looking northwest. Note orientation of forward fuselage and aft fuselage and empennage. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
255 Systems 9 - Exhibit No. 9B - Photo 3. View (looking forward) of left inboard ground spoiler panel. Note the fracture (arrow) just inboard of actuator hinge (1) and extensive soot damage. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
256 Systems 9 - Exhibit No. 9B - Photo 4. Close-up view (looking forward) of left ground spoiler hinge (arrow). Note extensive heat and soot damage. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
257 Systems 9 - Exhibit No. 9B - Photo 5. View (looking forward) of right inboard ground spoiler panel. Note the fracture (arrow) just outboard of actuator hinge (2). 1 0 Adobe PDF file
258 Systems 9 - Exhibit No. 9B - Photo 6. Close-up view (looking forward) of right ground spoiler hinge. Note mechanical overcenter link (arrow) is still latched. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
259 Systems 9 - Exhibit No. 9B - Photo 7. View (looking forward) of cockpit center pedestal. Note spoiler control handle just left of center (arrow). 1 0 Adobe PDF file
260 Systems 9 - Exhibit No. 9B - Photo 8. View (looking from left side) of spoiler control handle. Note only half of red ARM indicator (arrow) is visible. 1 0 Adobe PDF file
261 Systems 9 - Exhibit No. 9B - Photo 9. View (looking forward) of the right main landing gear tires. (Digital photograph provided by AlliedSignal) 1 0 Adobe PDF file
262 Systems 9 - Exhibit No. 9B - Photo 10. Close-up view (looking forward) of the right main landing gear tires. (Digital photograph provided by AlliedSignal) 1 0 Adobe PDF file
263 Systems 9 - Exhibit No. 9B - Photo 11. View (from left wing area) of the left main landing gear tires embedded in the fuselage (arrows). A portion of the left inboard flap is visible at the right (3). 1 0 Adobe PDF file
264 Systems 9 - Exhibit No. 9B - Photo 12. Close-up view of the left main landing gear tires after extracting the gear from the fuselage structure. (Digital photograph provided by AlliedSignal) 1 0 Adobe PDF file
265 Systems 9 - Exhibit No. 9B - Appendix B - MD-82 Diagrams and Schematics 10 0 Adobe PDF file
266 Systems 9 - Exhibit No. 9B - Appendix C - Autospoiler Actuator Teardown Report 5 0 Adobe PDF file
267 Systems 9 - Exhibit No. 9B - Appendix D - Autospoiler Switching Unit and Ground Spoiler Control Box Functional Test Report 2 0 Adobe PDF file
268 System 9 - Exhibit No. 9B - Appendix E - Antiskid Control Box Functional Test Memorandum 2 0 Adobe PDF file
269 Systems 9 - Exhibit No. 9B - Appendix F - Cockpit Documentation 4 0 Adobe PDF file
270 Systems 9 - Addendum 1 to Factual Report of Group Chairman 2 0 Adobe PDF file
271 Systems 9 - Addendum 2 to Factual Report of Group Chairman 3 0 Adobe PDF file
272 Systems 9 - Errata to Systems Group Chairman's Factual 2 0 Adobe PDF file
273 Flight Data Recorder 10 - Exhibit No. 10A - Group Chairman Factual Report 7 0 Adobe PDF file
274 Flight Data Recorder 10 - Exhibit No. 10B - MD-82 Parameter Listing 3 0 Adobe PDF file
275 Flight Data Recorder 10 - Exhibit No. 10C - Tabular Printout of SSFDR Data 41 0 Adobe PDF file
276 Flight Data Recorder 10 - Exhibit No. 10D - Plots of SSFDR Data 9 0 Adobe PDF file
277 Flight Data Recorder 10 - Solid State Flight Data Recorder Factual - Errata to Specialist's Report 7 0 Adobe PDF file
278 Maintenance Records 11 - Exhibit No. 11A - Group Chairman Factual Report 19 0 Adobe PDF file
279 Maintenance Records 11 - Addendum to Group Chairman's Factual Report 2 0 Adobe PDF file
280 Cockpit Voice Recorder 12 - Factual Report of Group Chairman 44 0 Adobe PDF file
281 Cockpit Voice Recorder 12 - Specialist's Sound Spectrum Study 12 0 Adobe PDF file
282 Cockpit Voice Recorder 12 - Addendum 1 39 0 Adobe PDF file
283 Aircraft Performance 13 - Exhibit No. 13A - Group Chairman Factual Report 21 0 Adobe PDF file
284 Aircraft Performance 13 - Group Chairman's Aircraft Performance Study 74 0 Adobe PDF file
285 Aircraft Performance 13 - Errata Sheet #1 for the Aircraft Performance Study 2 0 Adobe PDF file
286 Aircraft Performance 13 - Errata Sheet #2 for the Aircraft Performance Study 3 0 Adobe PDF file
287 Human Performance 14 - Exhibit No. 14A - Group Chairman Factual Report 15 0 Adobe PDF file
288 Human Performance 14 - Exhibit No. 14B - Attachment 1 - Interview Summaries 15 0 Adobe PDF file
289 Human Performance 14 - Exhibit No. 14C - Attachment 2 - Excerpts from AAL2080 Flight Papers 2 0 Adobe PDF file
290 Human Performance 14 - Exhibit No. 14D - Attachment 3 - Flight Schedule for June 1, 1999 2 0 Adobe PDF file
291 Human Performance 14 - Exhibit No. 14E - Attachment 4 - Letter from AAL Medical Review Officer 2 0 Adobe PDF file
292 Human Performance 14 - Exhibit No. 14F - Attachment 5 - Final Forensic Toxicology Fatal Accident Report 2 0 Adobe PDF file
293 Human Performance 14 - Exhibit No. 14G - Attachment 6 - Selected pages from American Airlines Flight Manual Part 1 11 0 Adobe PDF file
294 Human Performance 14 - Exhibit No. 14H - 14 CFR Part 121 Subpart Q - Flight Time Limitations and Rest Requirements: Domestic Operations 3 0 Adobe PDF file
295 Human Performance 14 - Exhibit No. 14I - Robert W. Baker Presentation for NTSB Public Hearing 17 0 Adobe PDF file
296 Human Performance 14 - Exhibit No. 14J - Addendum 1 12 0 Adobe PDF file
297 Airports/ARFF 16 - Exhibit No. 16A - Group Chairman Factual Report 11 0 Adobe PDF file
298 Airports/ARFF 16 - Exhibit No. 16B - Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Equipment Matrix 2 0 Adobe PDF file
299 Airports/ARFF 16 - Exhibit No. 16C - Airport Layout Plan and Emergency Access Plan 4 0 Adobe PDF file
300 Airports/ARFF 16 - Exhibit No. 16D - Emergency Response Interview Notes 19 0 Adobe PDF file
301 Airports/ARFF 16 - Exhibit No. 16E - FAA Memorandum Regarding Runway 4R-22L Safety Area 4 0 Adobe PDF file
302 Airports/ARFF 16 - Exhibit No. 16F - EMAS Computer Model Report 13 0 Adobe PDF file
303 Airports/ARFF 16 - Exhibit No. 16G - Letter and Reply Re. Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport ALS Frangibility 3 0 Adobe PDF file
304 Hearing Transcript - January 26, 2000 297 0 Adobe PDF file
305 Hearing Transcript - January 27, 2000 327 0 Adobe PDF file
306 Hearing Transcript - January 28, 2000 353 0 Adobe PDF file
307 Party Submission of Little Rock National Airport concerning American Airlines Flight 1420-MD 82, N215AA on June 1, 1999 148 0 Adobe PDF file
308 Submission of the National Air Traffic Controllers Assoc. regarding accident involving American Airlines Flight 1420 at Little Rock, Arkansas on June 1, 1999. 32 0 Adobe PDF file
309 Submission from The Boeing Company for the American Airlines 1420 - Little Rock and American Airlines 9503 Palm Springs Investigations. 8 0 Adobe PDF file
310 Proposed Findings of Little Rock Fire Department in the matter of the investigation of American Airlines, Inc., Flight 1420 - June 1, 1999 25 0 Adobe PDF file
311 Memorandum to Thomas E. Haueter from American Airlines, Inc. - dated June 25, 2001 15 0 Adobe PDF file
312 Submission of the Allied Pilots Assoc. and Assoc. of Professional Flight Attendants 37 0 Adobe PDF file
313 Analysis of Crew Fatigue as a causal factor in the crash of American Airlines Flight 1420 at Little Rock, AR on June 1, 1999 by Captain Rich Rubin APA National Safety and Training Committee Human Performance and Fatigue 17 0 Adobe PDF file
314 American Airlines Weather Addendum 16 0 Adobe PDF file
315 Errata for Allied Pilots Association 2 0 Adobe PDF file