# Incident 19820427016499I: Doug DC1040, Detroit, MI, April 27, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1982, 20:00 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Metro
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 42.3314° N, 83.0458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3314&lon=-83.0458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N154US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N154US-2001-11-26) (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
- People aboard: 135
- 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/19820427016499I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HAD HYDRAULIC MALFUNCTION AND UNSAFE LEFT MAIN DOWN AND LOCKED INDICTION. GEAR RETRACT CYLINDER FAILED.

## Other reports on N154US (2)

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

- [Incident 19880330010239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880330010239I), Mar 30, 1988: Doug DC1040 (N154US), Boston, MA, Minor damage. Fire in lower compartment while taxiing to gate. Found APU battery had signs of overheating and caused the fire.
- [Incident 19870313029549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870313029549I), Mar 13, 1987: Doug DC1040 (N154US), Memphis, TN. Unsafe gear indication before missed approach. Safe landing. Found grease on the downlock switch.

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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