# Incident 19820411012509I: Doug DC951, Chicago, IL, April 11, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 1982, 08:52 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: O'Hare
- Damage: Minor damage
- 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: N781NC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N781NC-2019-07-26) (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
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D17
- People aboard: 11
- 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/19820411012509I

## Narrative

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

THUMP HEARD ON RIGHT SIDE. EPR, N1, DROPPED. EGT INCREASED. NR 2 TURBINE SECTION BADLY DAMAGED.

## Other reports on N781NC (3)

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

- [Incident 20070809824439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070809824439I), Aug 9, 2007: Doug DC951 (N781NC), Mcfarland, WI, Minor damage. (-23) On August 9, 2007 @ 1400 mke FSDO received a telephone call from the Mcfarland police department Mcfarland wis. Sgt. [privacy data omitted] Informed this…
- [Incident 19881220069379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881220069379I), Dec 20, 1988: Doug DC951 (N781NC), St Louis, MO. Nose wheel departed taxiway while taxiing to ramp. Taxiway had unusual unmarked configuration.
- [Incident 19841118071899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841118071899I), Nov 18, 1984: Doug DC951 (N781NC), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. During pushback, left wing struck by fuel truck, which was backing up from between 2 aircraft. Flight cancelled.

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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