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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Doug DC-8-63F · Phoenix, AZ · December 12, 1990

Date: December 12, 1990 · 21:40 local
Place: Phoenix, AZ
Airport: Phoenix Sky Harbor International
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: ABXA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N812AX
Reported as: Doug DC863F
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,000 total588 in this make and model125 in the last 90 days

N812AXRegistration cancelled Jun 16, 2008 · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-63FS/N 46126 · Built 1970 Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas DC-8-63F Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT3D seriesTurbo-fan

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.

Unable to retract gear after takeoff. Returned. Utilized heavy braking on rollout. Had fire in brake.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO RETRACT GEAR AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED. UTILIZED HEAVY BRAKING ON ROLLOUT. HAD FIRE IN BRAKE.