# Incident 19830131010879I: Doug DC1010, Chicago, IL, January 31, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 1983, 20:57 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Ohare International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- 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: N115AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N115AA-2002-06-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10 (registry code 3022110, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-10-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF6-6 series (registry code 30020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-6-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC1010
- People aboard: 172
- 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/19830131010879I

## Narrative

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

TOWER OBSERVED SPARKS UNDER AIRCRAFT ON TOUCHDOWN. FOUND PART OF TAIL CONE ON RUNWAY. HINGE COVER MISSING.

## Other reports on N115AA (2)

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

- [Incident 19830705036209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830705036209I), Jul 5, 1983: Doug DC1010 (N115AA), Chicago, IL. Engine shut down when oil filter bypass light came on. Engine oil filter differential pressure switch replaced.
- [Incident 19810815058929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810815058929I), Aug 15, 1981: Doug DC1010 (N115AA), Chicago, IL. Hydraulic fluid loss indicated. Depressurized system. Landed ok. Found leak at inboard flap lock valve.

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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