19810131011609I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Doug DC1040 · Leesburg, VA · January 31, 1981

Date
January 31, 1981 · 18:06 local
Place
Leesburg, VA
Airport
Dulles International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
NWAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N143US
NTSB investigation
NTSBDCA81AA008
Reported as
Doug DC1040
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT9D20
People aboard
50
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
16,000 total1,500 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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.

Crew heard and felt explosion with failure of no 3 engine. Entire nose cowl had separated at b flange.

As the FAA filed it

CREW HEARD AND FELT EXPLOSION WITH FAILURE OF NO 3 ENGINE. ENTIRE NOSE COWL HAD SEPARATED AT B FLANGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.