# Incident 19930710028519I: Doug DC1040, Detroit, MI, July 10, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1993, 19:00 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit Metro Wayne County
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 42.2203° N, 83.3493° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2203&lon=-83.3493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N158US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N158US-2002-06-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-10-40 (registry code 3023508, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-10-40) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT9D-3A (registry code 52050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt9d-3a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC1040
- People aboard: 103
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93IA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93IA248) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930710028519I

## Narrative

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

HAD UNCOMMANDED RUDDER OSCILLATION ON CLIMB. DISCONNECTED NR1 INERTAIL NAVIGATION SYSTEM. RETURNED. LANDED SAFELY.

## 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 CHI93IA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93IA248), Jul 10, 1993: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-40 (N158US), Detroit, MI, incident, no damage. Probable cause: the failure of a navigation system (#1 INS) for reason or reasons undetermined.

## Other reports on N158US (1)

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

- [Incident 19990809034969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990809034969I), Aug 9, 1999: Doug DC1040 (N158US), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. (-23) DC-10 landed on a wet runway (30R) with 10 kt tail wind at msp. Normal reverse thrust did not work. Aircraft was unable to stop on the runway. Aircraft…

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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