# Incident 19951227044769I: Doug DC915F, Rochester, NY, December 27, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1995, 14:40 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Greater Rochester Internationa
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: GAIA
- Location: 43.1548° N, 77.6156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1548&lon=-77.6156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N563PC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N563PC-2017-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-15F (registry code 3022037, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-15f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC915F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951227044769I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON DECEMBER 27, 1995, AT 1355 EST, A DOUGLAS DC-9-15F OPERATED AS KITTY HAWK AIRCARGO FLIGHT 290 WAS ON APPROACH TO THE ROCHESTER, NY AIRPORT. WHEN THE CREW EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR, THE LEFT MAIN GREEN LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE AND THE GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT REMAINED ON. RECYCLE AND BULB CHANGE FAILED TO CURE THE PROBLEM. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT WITH THE GEAR DOORS OPEN. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. AIRLINE MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL CLEANED THE CONTACTS ON THE LEFT MAIN GEAR POSITION SWITCH AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE AT ROCHESTER. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N563PC (1)

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

- [Incident 19870508019899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870508019899I), May 8, 1987: Doug DC915F (N563PC), Indianapolis, IN. Thrust reverser unlock light came on en route. Engine shutdown. Found control cables were out of adjustment.

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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