# Incident 19821209065239I: Doug DC915, Detroit, MI, December 9, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 1982, 13:40 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Metropoliton
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: REPA
- 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: N48075, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48075-2015-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-15 (registry code 302203H, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC915
- People aboard: 7
- 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/19821209065239I

## Narrative

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

PILOT HAD TRANSIT RUDDER INPUT PROBLEMS. REPLACED AUTOPILOT STABILIZATION AUGMENTATION COMPUTER AND YAW DAMPER.

## Other reports on N48075 (3)

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

- [Incident 19870731052019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870731052019I), Jul 31, 1987: Doug DC915 (N48075), Memphis, TN. Right main gear unsafe indication on takeoff. Returned and adjusted gear door roller mechanism.
- [Incident 19810129006609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810129006609I), Jan 29, 1981: Doug DC915 (N48075), Chicago, IL. Aborted takeoff due to lack of power on no 1 engine. Found metal in main oil screen. Changed engine.
- [Incident 19800222031659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800222031659I), Feb 22, 1980: Doug DC915 (N48075), Atlanta, GA. Flight returned due to odor and smoke. Cabin crew began evacuation procedures in error.

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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