# Incident 19870313029549I: Doug DC1040, Memphis, TN, March 13, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1987, 11:15 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: Memphis International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: WALA
- Location: 35.1495° N, 90.0490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1495&lon=-90.0490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N154US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N154US-2001-11-26) (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
- People aboard: 246
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870313029549I

## Narrative

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

UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION BEFORE MISSED APPROACH.  SAFE LANDING.  FOUND GREASE ON THE DOWNLOCK SWITCH.

## Other reports on N154US (2)

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

- [Incident 19880330010239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880330010239I), Mar 30, 1988: Doug DC1040 (N154US), Boston, MA, Minor damage. Fire in lower compartment while taxiing to gate. Found APU battery had signs of overheating and caused the fire.
- [Incident 19820427016499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820427016499I), Apr 27, 1982: Doug DC1040 (N154US), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. Aircraft had hydraulic malfunction and unsafe left main down and locked indiction. Gear retract cylinder failed.

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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