# Incident 19831108069079I: Doug DC980, St Louis, MO, November 8, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1983, 08:58 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Lambert
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWAA
- Location: 38.6301° N, 90.1905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6301&lon=-90.1905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N903TW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N903TW-2007-05-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82) (registry code 3022082, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-82-md-82) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC980
- People aboard: 136
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC84IA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84IA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831108069079I

## Narrative

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

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC84IA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84IA017), Nov 8, 1983: Mcdonnell Douglas DC9-80 (N903TW), St. Louis, MO, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N903TW (5)

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

- [Incident 19900228009589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900228009589I), Feb 28, 1990: Doug DC982 (N903TW), St Louis, MO. Compressor stall after departure. Shut down engine and landed. Engine turbine had failed.
- [Incident 19880602038889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880602038889I), Jun 2, 1988: Doug DC982 (N903TW), St Louis, MO. Left fire warning came on. When power reduced warning stopped. Found nose cowl anti ice duct cracked. Replaced.
- [Incident 19860430033199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860430033199I), Apr 30, 1986: Doug DC982 (N903TW), St Louis, MO. Tail cone assembly found on runway after landing. Cause undetermined.
- [Incident 19850723038709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850723038709I), Jul 23, 1985: Doug DC982 (N903TW), St Louis, MO. Lost hydraulic fluid with flap extension on descent. Found broken line at thrust reverser control valve.
- [Incident 19841022060319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841022060319I), Oct 22, 1984: Doug DC980 (N903TW), St Louis, MO. Aircraft landed with unsafe nose gear indication. Nose gear proximity computer inoperative. P/n 930683.

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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