# Incident 19791116055499I: Doug DC1010, San Francisco, CA, November 16, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 1979, 13:36 local time
- Place: San Francisco, CA
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- 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: N104AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N104AA-1995-10-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10 (registry code 3022110, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-10-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC1010
- People aboard: 197
- 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/19791116055499I

## Narrative

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

DUMPED FUEL AND RETURNED FOR LANDING. UNABLE TO PRESSURIZE AIRCRAFT. AVIONICS DOOR LATCHED OPEN.

## Other reports on N104AA (4)

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

- [Incident 19820924053879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820924053879I), Sep 24, 1982: Doug DC1010 (N104AA), Washington, DC. Failure of non-reversible rudder hydraulic pump caused fumes to enter cabin at start up. Passengers deplaned.
- [Incident 19801210086359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801210086359I), Dec 10, 1980: Doug DC1010 (N104AA), Dulles, VA. During approach aircraft reported having lateral trim control problems
- [Incident 19800513043399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800513043399I), May 13, 1980: Doug DC1010 (N104AA), Chicago, IL. Unscheduled landing made due to loss of hydraulic fluid from ruptured line.
- [Incident 19790223007259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790223007259I), Feb 23, 1979: Doug DC1010 (N104AA), Chicago, IL. NR1 engine caught fire with shutdown. Improperly secured fuel line in pylon.

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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