# Incident 19801029076749I: Doug DC10*, Phoenix, AZ, October 29, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1980, 12:45 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Sky Harbor
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: WALA
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Aircraft: NR52 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC10*
- Reported engine: GE CF6*
- People aboard: 107
- 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/19801029076749I

## Narrative

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

ZA DURING CRUISE ON AUTO PILOT AIRCRAFT ENTERED MOUNTAIN WAVE RETARDING THROTTLES. #3 ENGINE STALLED WHEN ENGAGED.

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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