32.5252° N, 93.7502° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Shreveport, LA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 3, 1978
Place
Shreveport, LA
Airport
Regional
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
WRL
Aircraft
N804WA
Reported as
Doug DC863
People aboard
231
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Crew noticed heavy vibration, returned. Nose gear door actuator was broken.
As the FAA filed it
CREW NOTICED HEAVY VIBRATION, RETURNED. NOSE GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR WAS BROKEN.