# Incident 19820518025329I: Doug DC915, Chicago, IL, May 18, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1982, 19:20 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Midway
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MIDA
- 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: N1060T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1060T-1996-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC9-15 (registry code 3022036, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc9-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC915
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- People aboard: 57
- 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/19820518025329I

## Narrative

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

COMPRESSOR STALL AND FLUCTUATING EPR ON #1 ENGINE ON TAKEOFF. RETURNED. SUSPECT INTERNAL DAMAGE. REPLACED ENGINE.

## Other reports on N1060T (3)

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

- [Incident 19870609038999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870609038999I), Jun 9, 1987: Doug DC915 (N1060T), Chicago, IL. Aborted takeoff due to an airliner crossing the runway. ATC system error.
- [Incident 19820416014849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820416014849I), Apr 16, 1982: Doug DC915 (N1060T), Lincoln, NE. Severe turbulence on climbout. No damage or injuries. Light rain present. Thunderstorms forecast.
- [Incident 19811101076499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811101076499I), Nov 1, 1981: Doug DC915 (N1060T), Chicago, IL. Za stairway light on due to stair door partially open. Returned. Door operated ok on ground. Problem unidentified.

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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