39.8721° N, 75.2407° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at PHILADELPHIA INTL (PHL), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
October 24, 1990 · 10:11 local
Place
Philadelphia, PA
Airport
Philadelphia International
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UALA
Aircraft
N1809U
Reported as
Doug DC1010
People aboard
1
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.
Vibration after gear raised. Dumped fuel and returned for landing. Uplock actuator for nose gear door failed.
As the FAA filed it
VIBRATION AFTER GEAR RAISED. DUMPED FUEL AND RETURNED FOR LANDING. UPLOCK ACTUATOR FOR NOSE GEAR DOOR FAILED.