# Incident 19780306011649I: Doug DC951, Chicago, IL, March 6, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1978, 09:42 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Ohare
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NCA
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N765NC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N765NC-2018-12-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51 (registry code 3022051, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-51) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC951
- People aboard: 103
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23,331 total, 6,257 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/19780306011649I

## Narrative

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

PILOT DAMAGED THE RADONE ON PASSENGER JETWAY WHILE PARKING. RAMP WAS DAMP AND GUIDELINES IN POOR CONDITION.

## Other reports on N765NC (3)

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

- [Incident 19881228069619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881228069619I), Dec 28, 1988: Doug DC951 (N765NC), Rochester, NY. Slat disagreement light on approach. Returned to detroit. Replaced external slat switch and flap control valve.
- [Incident 19830506032069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830506032069I), May 6, 1983: Doug DC951 (N765NC), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. Lost portion of tire cap on takeoff. Rubber ingested into engine. Runway foamed on return. Right engine fan damaged
- [Incident 19790201004279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790201004279I), Feb 1, 1979: Doug DC951 (N765NC), Milwaukee, MN. First officer injured hand while attempting to secure oxygen actuator assembly.

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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