# Incident 19920828037119I: Doug DC861, Chicago, IL, August 28, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1992, 23:51 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago-O Hare International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ABXA
- Location: 42.0390° N, 87.7795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0390&lon=-87.7795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N845AX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N845AX-2018-01-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-61 (registry code 302195B, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-61) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC861
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,500 total, 2,216 in this make and model, 139 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92IA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92IA260) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920828037119I

## Narrative

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

UNSAFE GEAR ON RETRACTION. LOST HYDRAULIC FLUID. RETURNED. ON EXTENSION GEAR DOOR AND ACTUATOR BROKE AWAY.

## 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 CHI92IA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92IA260), Aug 28, 1992: Douglas DC-8-61 (N845AX), Morton Grove, IL, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR.

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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