# Incident 19780128004359I: Doug DC1010, Seattle, WA, January 28, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1978, 12:00 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Airport: Tacoma
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Location: 47.2832° N, 122.4736° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TACOMA (56WA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2832&lon=-122.4736&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68051, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68051-2024-02-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-10-10F (registry code 3022112, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-10-10f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF6-6D (registry code 30076, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC1010
- People aboard: 87
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 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/19780128004359I

## Narrative

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

LOUD BANG AFTER SLAT EXTENSION. DISAGREEMENT LIGHTS. INSPECTION REVEALED DAMAGE FROM OVER EXTENSION.

## Other reports on N68051 (4)

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

- [Incident 19860323014249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860323014249I), Mar 23, 1986: Doug DC1010F (N68051), Houston, TX, Minor damage. While taxiing into a gate not normally used by DC10 engine inlet struck at tug.
- [Incident 19820205002059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820205002059I), Feb 5, 1982: Doug DC1010F (N68051), Chicago, IL. Aborted takeoff due to a differential in takeoff power. Replaced a malfunctioning EGT indicator.
- [Incident 19800308024329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800308024329I), Mar 8, 1980: Doug DC1010F (N68051), Chicago, IL. Engine shutdown in flight due to vibration.
- [Incident 19790915049249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790915049249I), Sep 15, 1979: Doug DC1010F (N68051), Chicago, IL. Turn back due to loud noise, rise in EGT and engine shut down. Hole burned through 7th stage case.

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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