# Incident 19800930071989I: Doug DC914, Chicago, IL, September 30, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1980, 07:00 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Ohare
- 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: N8912E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8912E-2013-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-14 (registry code 3022034, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC914
- People aboard: 31
- 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/19800930071989I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF.

## Other reports on N8912E (3)

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

- [Incident 19990605025859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990605025859I), Jun 5, 1999: Doug DC914 (N8912E), Cleveland, OH. There was no loss of separation.
- [Incident 19880212009039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880212009039I), Feb 12, 1988: Doug DC914 (N8912E), St Louis, MO. Left nose gear door failed to close on takeoff. Returned to airport. Cleaned and lubed door link and lock assembly.
- [Incident 19870114003449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870114003449I), Jan 14, 1987: Doug DC914 (N8912E), Memphis, TN. The right main gear failed to indicate up after retraction. Aircraft returned and landed. Uplock switch failure.

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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