# Incident 19870421031569I: Doug DC931, Detroit, MI, April 21, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1987, 13:52 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit Metro Wayne County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EALA
- Location: 42.2124° N, 83.3534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DETROIT METRO WAYNE COUNTY (DTW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2124&lon=-83.3534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8960E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8960E-2013-06-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 3022065, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC931
- People aboard: 103
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870421031569I

## Narrative

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

ABORTED TAKEOFF WHEN NUMBER 2 MAIN GEAR TIRE THREW A RECAP.  DAMAGE TO FLAP.

## Other reports on N8960E (1)

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

- [Incident 19780124004649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780124004649I), Jan 24, 1978: Doug DC9 (N8960E), Charlotte, NC. Lost #1 generator in flight.

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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