# Incident 19791021055249I: Doug DC833, Ypsilanti, MI, October 21, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1979, 11:13 local time
- Place: Ypsilanti, MI
- Airport: Willow Run
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: RAX
- Location: 42.2403° N, 83.5315° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WILLOW RUN (YIP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2403&lon=-83.5315&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8252U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8252U-1989-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-8-33 (registry code 3021912, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC833
- 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/19791021055249I

## Narrative

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

PRESSURIZATION PROBLEMS DUE TO MAIN CARGO DOOR PINS NOT PROPERLY ENGAGED. DOOR LIGHT CAME ON IN FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N8252U (2)

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

- [Incident 19840425020819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840425020819I), Apr 25, 1984: Doug DC833 (N8252U), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Ejector air bottle for emergency thrust reverser exploded while parked on ramp. Cause undetermined.
- [Incident 19780320009329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780320009329I), Mar 20, 1978: Doug DC833 (N8252U), St Louis, MO, Minor damage. One main wheel separated from the aircraft during takeoff, not discovered till landing. Failed in the hub area.

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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