# Incident 19860402015999I: Doug DC873F, Phoenix, AZ, April 2, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1986, 08:10 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix Sky Harbor International
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EIAA
- Location: 33.4343° N, 112.0116° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PHOENIX SKY HARBOR INTL (PHX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4343&lon=-112.0116&mi=10
- Aircraft: N894UP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N894UP-2018-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-8-73F (registry code 302199F, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-73f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3&3B (registry code 52039, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt3d-3-3b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC873F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860402015999I

## Narrative

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

WHILE CORRECTING STEERING DISCREPANCY MECHANIC MISTAKENLY UNLATCHED NOSE GEAR DOWNLOCK BUNGEE. CRUSHED AS NOSE FELL

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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