# Incident 19800203020589I: Doug DC931, Chicago, IL, February 3, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1980, 10:32 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: O'Hare
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: REPA
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N940N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N940N-2013-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-32 (registry code 302206C, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-32) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC931
- People aboard: 12
- 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/19800203020589I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. MAINTENANCE SERVICED STRUT & RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.

## Other reports on N940N (3)

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

- [Incident 19900416019699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900416019699I), Apr 16, 1990: Doug DC931 (N940N), Lansing, MI, Minor damage. Trim breakers popped on approach. Landed safely. Fire in cargo bin tunnel caused by shorted trim relay.
- [Incident 19830326017769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830326017769I), Mar 26, 1983: Doug DC931 (N940N), Phoenix, AZ. Pilot disregarded ATC instructions. Taxied on active runway. Aircraft on final had to make a missed approach.
- [Incident 19780524040089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780524040089I), May 24, 1978: Doug DC931 (N940N), Aberdeen, SD, Minor damage. Both main tires on right gear blew on landing.

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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