# Incident 19811230085149I: Doug DC951, Chicago, IL, December 30, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1981, 15:04 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Ohare International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- 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: N778NC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N778NC-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
- People aboard: 33
- 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/19811230085149I

## Narrative

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

UNSAFE NOSE GEAR LIGHT. DIVERTED LANDED SAFELY. FOUND LOW NOSE GEAR STRUT. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

## Other reports on N778NC (2)

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

- [Incident 19840608029419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840608029419I), Jun 8, 1984: Doug DC951 (N778NC), Kansas City, MO. Fire warning on climb out. Returned. Found NR1 engine constant speed drive failing internally due to oil leak.
- [Incident 19810116007159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810116007159I), Jan 16, 1981: Doug DC951 (N778NC), Detroit, MI. Nose and left main landing gear went off taxiway during runway turnoff. Taxiway ice and snow packed.

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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