# Incident 19781217025459I: Doug DC10/, San Francisco, CA, December 17, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1978, 23:00 local time
- Place: San Francisco, CA
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AAL
- Location: 37.7750° N, 122.4194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Francisco, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7750&lon=-122.4194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N116AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N116AA-2002-06-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10 (registry code 3022110, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-10-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF6-6 series (registry code 30020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-6-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC10/
- People aboard: 106
- 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/19781217025459I

## Narrative

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

CREW MEMBER INJURED BY "C" LIFT DOOR IN LOWER LOBE GALLEY. MICROSWITCH MUST HAVE STUCK CLOSED.

## Other reports on N116AA (5)

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

- [Incident 19850824047649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850824047649I), Aug 24, 1985: Doug DC1010 (N116AA), Los Angeles, CA, Minor damage. Precautionary landing after bird strike on takeoff roll. Fan blades replaced in number one engine.
- [Incident 19810117006529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810117006529I), Jan 17, 1981: Doug DC1010 (N116AA), Jamaica, NY, Minor damage. #4 Tire blew 1 1/2 hrs after takeoff. Found #4 and 8 brake lines reversed which caused antiskid to flat spot tire.
- [Incident 19800926071299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800926071299I), Sep 26, 1980: Doug DC1010 (N116AA), Chicago, IL. Landed with engine shutdown. Replaced fuel pump and control.
- [Incident 19781022029779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781022029779I), Oct 22, 1978: Doug DC1010 (N116AA), Boston, MA. Takeoff aborted due to malfuntion in the airspeed system. Found bugs in captain's pitot tube.
- [Incident 19780808049509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780808049509I), Aug 8, 1978: Doug DC10/ (N116AA), Hamilton, Bahamas. Passengers evacuated due to smoke from #2 engine. Found leaking hydraulic pump.

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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