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Incident

FAA incident report · Doug DC-9-31 · Detroit, MI · October 2, 1980

Date: October 2, 1980 · 09:38 local
Place: Detroit, MI
Airport: Metro
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: REPA
Aircraft: N959N
Reported as: Doug DC931
People aboard: 31
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N959NRegistration cancelled Feb 6, 2013 · Douglas DC-9-31S/N 47255 · Built 1968 Airframe modelDouglas DC-9-31 Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D-1Turbo-jet

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.

Main gear door remained open after gear down and locked.

As the FAA filed it

MAIN GEAR DOOR REMAINED OPEN AFTER GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED.

Other reports on N959N · 4

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

Incident 19851009055919INormal Cruise · Memphis, TNLoss of hydraulic fluid and manual gear extension needed. O ring cut and pinched in lower rudder power actuator.Oct 9, 1985 · Minor damage Incident 19800525083689IClimb · Chicago, ILEmergency declared after engine shutdown due to high oil pressure. Found broken wire to transmitter.May 25, 1980 Incident 19791202048349IForced/Precautionary Landing · Detroit, MIOn takeoff, nose gear door hung open, causing vibration. Returned, landed safely. Maintenance reclosed door.Dec 2, 1979 Incident 19780721036039IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Oshkosh, WIPilot unable to stop on wet runway. Had quartering tailwind and auto-ground spoilers did not deploy.Jul 21, 1978 · Minor damage