# Incident 19801226088559I: Doug DC951, Chicago, IL, December 26, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1980, 16:05 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: O'Hare
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- 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: N783NC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N783NC-2018-12-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51 (registry code 3022051, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-51) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17 series (registry code 52049, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-17-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC951
- 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/19801226088559I

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT RETURNED DUE TO VIBRATING NOISE. NOSE WHEEL DOOR DID NOT CLOSE AFTER WHEEL RETRACTED.

## Other reports on N783NC (2)

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

- [Incident 20040519008629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040519008629I), May 19, 2004: Doug DC951 (N783NC), Kansas City, MO. (-23) On may 19, 2004 northwest airlines flt. 1751 a DC-9-51 advised a.t.c. of a flap problem, a l/e slat disagreement light illuminated during approach. An…
- [Incident 20010515012789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010515012789I), May 15, 2001: Doug DC951 (N783NC), Minneapolis, MN, No damage. (-23) The aircraft was being pushed back from gate F2. The push back was haulted due to a food truck blocking the aircraft. The wing walker was moving the food…

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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