# Incident 19880110013839I: Doug DC1030, Dallas-Ft Worth, TX, January 10, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 10, 1988, 07:30 local time
- Place: Dallas-Ft Worth, TX
- Airport: Dallas-Fort Worth International
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- 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: N142AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N142AA-1999-12-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell-Douglas DC-10-30 (registry code 3023501, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC1030
- People aboard: 286
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880110013839I

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER WAS GETTING LUGGAGE, ADJACENT DOOR WAS OPENED INWARD TRAPPING HIM AGAINST BULKHEAD HURTING ARM AND HEAD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW88LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA050), Jan 10, 1988: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10 (N142AA), Dfw Airport, TX, no damage. Probable cause: UNEXPECTED OPENING OF THE IL DOOR, WHICH CAUGHT THE PASSENGER BETWEEN IT AND THE BULKHEAD AS THE DOOR MOVED INWARD AND UPWARD. A SECONDARY CAUSE WAS THE FAILURE OF THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS TO FOLLOW…

## Other reports on N142AA (2)

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

- [Incident 19930715030359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930715030359I), Jul 15, 1993: Doug DC1030 (N142AA), Dallas-Ft Worth, TX, Minor damage. Pilot struck two obstruction lights above a blast fence as he taxied to depart. Departed. Not aware of the damage.
- [Incident 19901009059009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901009059009I), Oct 9, 1990: Doug DC1030 (N142AA), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. Aircraft became mired in soft earth at a sharp intersection turn while taxiing for departure.

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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