# Incident 19780519034169I: Doug DC10/, Jamaica, NY, May 19, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1978, 21:04 local time
- Place: Jamaica, NY
- Airport: John F Kennedy In
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: WRLS
- Location: 40.6915° N, 73.8057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jamaica, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6915&lon=-73.8057&mi=10
- Aircraft: N103, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N103-2014-12-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas C-54A (registry code 3021512, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-c-54a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC10/
- People aboard: 5
- 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/19780519034169I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO PRESSURIZE AIRCRAFT, DUE TO DAMAGED AIR VENT PANEL. DAMAGED AIFTER PREFLIGHT.

## Other reports on N103 (2)

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

- [Accident 19970628018439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970628018439A), Jun 28, 1997: Doug DC4 (N103), Venetie, AK, Destroyed. The air cargo flight had just off loaded its cargo at a remote site. Shortly after takeoff, the number two engine begin to run rough. The engine was shut down,…
- [Incident 19830805047609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830805047609I), Aug 5, 1983: Doug C54A (N103), Kahului, HI, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on rollout. When nose was raised the nose wheel fell out until it reached the down position.

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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