# Incident 19810223011939I: Doug DC1010, Chicago, IL, February 23, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1981, 20:29 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Ohare
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- 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: N1836U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1836U-2002-06-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10 (registry code 3022110, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-10-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF6-6 series (registry code 30020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-6-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC1010
- People aboard: 80
- 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/19810223011939I

## Narrative

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

CARGO DOOR TEST LIGHT MALFUNCTION. RETURNED AND REPLACED BULBS AND CHECKED.

## Other reports on N1836U (3)

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

- [Incident 19980618031119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980618031119I), Jun 18, 1998: Doug DC1010 (N1836U), Denver, CO. Flight was deviating around thunderstorms near mkc and was almost through to clear air when it encountered a sudden jolt of severe turbulence which knocked…
- [Incident 19980324009849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980324009849I), Mar 24, 1998: Doug DC10* (N1836U), Denver, CO, Minor damage. Narrative: #2 main tire tread was lost during take off roll and part of which was ingested into the #1 engine and part resulted in 2 holes in the upper wing…
- [Incident 19961005034889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961005034889I), Oct 5, 1996: Doug DC1010 (N1836U), Omaha, NE. Narrative: on October 5, 1996, N1836U, a mc donnell Douglas DC-10, departed Eppley Airfield, Omaha, NE enroute to denver, co as united airlines, inc., flight…

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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