# Incident 19790730013599I: Doug DC1040, Fairbanks, AK, July 30, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1979, 02:11 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWA
- Location: 64.8378° N, 147.7164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairbanks, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8378&lon=-147.7164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N162US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N162US-2002-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-10-40 (registry code 3023508, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-10-40) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT9D-3A (registry code 52050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt9d-3a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC1040
- Reported engine: PWA JT9D20
- People aboard: 114
- 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/19790730013599I

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT RETURNED DUE TO ENGINE EXPLOSIONS. REPLACED ENGINE.

## Other reports on N162US (2)

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

- [Incident 19920218004889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920218004889I), Feb 18, 1992: Doug DC1040 (N162US), San Francisco, CA. NR1 hydraulic system failed after rotation. Returned. Found a hydraulic leak at temporary line in right wing.
- [Incident 19890109019629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890109019629I), Jan 9, 1989: Doug DC1040 (N162US), Memphis, TN, Minor damage. Struck some beams and lights taxiing for departure. Notified by another aircraft. Continued without checking damage

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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