# Incident 19951206044509I: Doug DC931, Detroit, MI, December 6, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1995, 19:37 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit Metro Wayne County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 42.2124° N, 83.3534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DETROIT METRO WAYNE COUNTY (DTW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2124&lon=-83.3534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8978E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8978E-2010-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 3022065, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC931
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,314 total, 1,060 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951206044509I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: WHILE AIRCRAFT WAS AT DTW, MAINTENANCE NOTICED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL ASSEMBLY MISSING. MAINTENANCE ALSO FOUND DAMAGE ON THE LEFT INBOARD TRAILING EDGE FLAP. INSPECTED BY NWA MECHANICS AND FOUND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT WORN BEYOND LIMITS. REPLACED LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SHOCK STRUT PISTON ASSEMBLY AND LEFT INBOARD TRAILING EDGE FLAP PANEL. REPLACED BOTH LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL AND BRAKE ASSEMBLIES.

## Other reports on N8978E (4)

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

- [Incident 20060706013349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060706013349I), Jul 6, 2006: Doug DC931 (N8978E), Kansas City, MO. (-23) On July 6, 2006 northwest airlines flight 1752, a DC-9-31, lost the number two engine upper side cowling on climb out from Kansas City International…
- [Incident 20000723036049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000723036049I), Jul 23, 2000: Doug DC931 (N8978E), Pittsburgh, PA. (-23)On July 23, 2000, at 0730E, a DC-9, s/n 47327, registered as N8978E, and operating as "nwaa" flight #1451 diverted to and landed at "pit". The aircraft…
- [Incident 19900131001729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900131001729I), Jan 31, 1990: Doug DC931 (N8978E), Louisville, KY, Minor damage. Tower advised fire on left side on rollout. Evacuated. Torque link apex bolt sheared and gear assembly rotated.
- [Accident 19840725069749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840725069749A), Jul 25, 1984: Doug DC931 (N8978E), Augusta, GA. Passenger standing in aisle injured by severe turbulence. Seat belt sign on. Attendants unaware of passenger.

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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