# Incident 19810430030389I: Doug DC1040, Seattle, WA, April 30, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1981, 10:30 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 47.6062° N, 122.3321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seattle, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6062&lon=-122.3321&mi=10
- Aircraft: N150US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N150US-2001-12-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-10-40 (registry code 3023508, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-10-40) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT9D-3A (registry code 52050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt9d-3a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC1040
- Reported engine: GE CF6*
- People aboard: 56
- 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/19810430030389I

## Narrative

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

DURING DESCENT AIRCRAFT HAD COMPRESSOR STALLS ON THE NUMBER 2 AND 3 ENGINES.

## Other reports on N150US (1)

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

- [Incident 19901013065029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901013065029I), Oct 13, 1990: Doug DC1040 (N150US), Milwaukee, WI. NR2 engine thrust reverser light on after departure. Returned. Mechanical lockout plate had failed.

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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