19871028076419I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Doug DC1010 · Chicago, IL · October 28, 1987

Date
October 28, 1987 · 13:07 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
Chicago-O Hare International
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UALA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1813U
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI88IA011
Reported as
Doug DC1010
People aboard
245
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Wing panel aft of main spar separated in flight. Four rod end attach points contained no bolts. Two rod ends failed

As the FAA filed it

WING PANEL AFT OF MAIN SPAR SEPARATED IN FLIGHT. FOUR ROD END ATTACH POINTS CONTAINED NO BOLTS. TWO ROD ENDS FAILED

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.