# Incident 19880212009039I: Doug DC914, St Louis, MO, February 12, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1988, 10:16 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Lambert-St Louis International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6273&lon=-90.1979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8912E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8912E-2013-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-14 (registry code 3022034, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC914
- People aboard: 65
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880212009039I

## Narrative

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

LEFT NOSE GEAR DOOR FAILED TO CLOSE ON TAKEOFF. RETURNED TO AIRPORT. CLEANED AND LUBED DOOR LINK AND LOCK ASSEMBLY.

## Other reports on N8912E (3)

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

- [Incident 19990605025859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990605025859I), Jun 5, 1999: Doug DC914 (N8912E), Cleveland, OH. There was no loss of separation.
- [Incident 19870114003449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870114003449I), Jan 14, 1987: Doug DC914 (N8912E), Memphis, TN. The right main gear failed to indicate up after retraction. Aircraft returned and landed. Uplock switch failure.
- [Incident 19800930071989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800930071989I), Sep 30, 1980: Doug DC914 (N8912E), Chicago, IL. Nose gear would not retract after takeoff.

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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