# Incident 19860926053699I: Cvac STCAPJC, Dallas Fort Wor, TX, September 26, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1986, 08:31 local time
- Place: Dallas Fort Wor, TX
- Airport: Dallas Fort Worth International
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MTRA
- Location: 32.8972° N, 97.0377° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DALLAS-FORT WORTH INTL (DFW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8972&lon=-97.0377&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73117, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73117-1988-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Convair 340-31 (registry code 2422804, https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-340-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CVAC STCAPJC
- People aboard: 23
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 800 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/19860926053699I

## Narrative

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

LANDED WITH UNSAFE NOSE GEAR INDICATION. FOUND WEAK DOWNLOCK SPRINGS AND BINDING PIVOT BOLT.

## Other reports on N73117 (2)

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

- [Incident 19851212067359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851212067359I), Dec 12, 1985: Cvac 34031 (N73117), Springfield, MO. During climb, starter overspeed light came on. Engine shutdown and returned. Mechanical malfunction not defined.
- [Incident 19850704049909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850704049909I), Jul 4, 1985: Cvac STCAPJC (N73117), Houston, TX. Descent requested after cabin pressure climbed during aircraft climb. Ground crew failed to close inlet door.

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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