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Incident

FAA incident report · Doug DC-9-31 · Detroit, MI · January 3, 1980

Date
January 3, 1980 · 06:50 local
Place
Detroit, MI
Airport
Metro
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
USAA
Aircraft
N943VJ
Reported as
Doug DC931
People aboard
36
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 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.

Crew felt vibration from nose gear. Maintenance found right nose door open and cable broken.

As the FAA filed it

CREW FELT VIBRATION FROM NOSE GEAR. MAINTENANCE FOUND RIGHT NOSE DOOR OPEN AND CABLE BROKEN.

Other reports on N943VJ · 4

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