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Incident

FAA incident report · Doug DC861 · Las Vegas, NV · December 6, 1979

Date
December 6, 1979 · 08:35 local
Place
Las Vegas, NV
Airport
Mccarran International
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
DAL
Aircraft
N823E
Reported as
Doug DC861
People aboard
61
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
20,000 total4,000 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

At liftoff, #3 engine speed control abnormal. Replaced #3 engine fuel control PN738006287.

As the FAA filed it

AT LIFTOFF, #3 ENGINE SPEED CONTROL ABNORMAL. REPLACED #3 ENGINE FUEL CONTROL PN738006287.