# Incident 19780718043419I: Doug DC9, Detroit, MI, July 18, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1978, 00:43 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Metro
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Location: 42.3314° N, 83.0458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3314&lon=-83.0458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N942N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N942N-2007-12-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-32 (registry code 302206C, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-32) (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 DC9
- People aboard: 2
- 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/19780718043419I

## Narrative

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

LANDED WITH UNSAFE GEAR DOOR. GEAR DOOR INDICATING SWITCH WAS INOPERATIVE.

## Other reports on N942N (3)

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

- [Incident 19890819049599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890819049599I), Aug 19, 1989: Doug DC9 (N942N), Reno, NV. Smoke in cabin. Lavatory smoke alarm activated. Fluorescent lighting ballast overheated. Cabin insulation scorched.
- [Incident 19841207070099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841207070099I), Dec 7, 1984: Doug DC9 (N942N), Denver, CO. Moderate chop followed by 2 minutes of clear air turbulence left 2 injured.
- [Incident 19830624035099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830624035099I), Jun 24, 1983: Doug DC932 (N942N), Las Vegas, NV. Aborted takeoff due to loss of power on the right engine. Smoke and flames from engine. Third stage turbine failure

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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