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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Doug DC980 · St Louis, MO · November 8, 1983

Date: November 8, 1983 · 08:58 local
Place: St Louis, MO
Airport: Lambert
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: TWAA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N903TW
NTSB investigation: NTSBMKC84IA017
Reported as: Doug DC980
People aboard: 136
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N903TWRegistration cancelled May 10, 2007 · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82)S/N 49154 · Built 1983 Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82)Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D seriesTurbo-jet

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost tail cone on landing roll out. Dropped by activation of the pressure bulkhead door emergency exit mechanisms.

As the FAA filed it

LOST TAIL CONE ON LANDING ROLL OUT. DROPPED BY ACTIVATION OF THE PRESSURE BULKHEAD DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT MECHANISMS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MKC84IA017Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportSt. Louis, MODuring landing rollout the aft fiberglass tailcone fell off the acft for undetermined reasons.Nov 8, 1983 · Minor damage

Other reports on N903TW · 5

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

Incident 19900228009589IForced/Precautionary Landing · St Louis, MOCompressor stall after departure. Shut down engine and landed. Engine turbine had failed.Feb 28, 1990 Incident 19880602038889IFinal Approach-IFR · St Louis, MOLeft fire warning came on. When power reduced warning stopped. Found nose cowl anti ice duct cracked. Replaced.Jun 2, 1988 Incident 19860430033199IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · St Louis, MOTail cone assembly found on runway after landing. Cause undetermined.Apr 30, 1986 Incident 19850723038709IDescent · St Louis, MOLost hydraulic fluid with flap extension on descent. Found broken line at thrust reverser control valve.Jul 23, 1985 Incident 19841022060319ILevel Off Touchdown · St Louis, MOAircraft landed with unsafe nose gear indication. Nose gear proximity computer inoperative. P/n 930683.Oct 22, 1984 · Reported as Doug DC980