# Incident 19841021063869I: Doug DC1040, Los Angeles, CA, October 21, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1984, 01:00 local time
- Place: Los Angeles, CA
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 34.0522° N, 118.2437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Angeles, CA, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0522&lon=-118.2437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N151US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N151US-2002-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-10-40 (registry code 3023508, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-10-40) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT9D-3A (registry code 52050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt9d-3a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC1040
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,474 total, 6,152 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/19841021063869I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT NOSE WHEEL DEPARTED AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF. IMPROPER BEARINGS INSTALLED IN WHEEL.

## Other reports on N151US (2)

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

- [Incident 19910626035899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910626035899I), Jun 26, 1991: Doug DC1040 (N151US), Honolulu, HI, Minor damage. Aborted takeoff due to NR1 engine compressor stall. Returned to gate. Replaced engine.
- [Incident 19861116071709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861116071709I), Nov 16, 1986: Doug DC1040 (N151US), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. Left main gear free fell to extended position. Safe landing. Retract cylinder support frame severed at attach lug.

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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