# Incident 19960116001749I: Doug DC914, Kansas City, MO, January 16, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1996, 10:14 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MWEA
- Location: 39.2976° N, 94.7139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KANSAS CITY INTL (MCI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2976&lon=-94.7139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N400ME, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N400ME-2002-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-14 (registry code 3022034, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC914
- People aboard: 34
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960116001749I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: WHEN FLT 581 DEPARTED MCI THE NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT DID NOT ALLOW THE GROUND SHIFT MECHANISM TO OPERATE. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT PRESSURIZE AND THE CREW REALIZED THAT THE AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS WERE STILL IN THE GROUND MODE. THEY RETURNED TO MCI AND HAD AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. NO EVACUATION. THE CONTRACT MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL SERVICED THE NLG STRUT WITH NITROGEN TO THE DC-9 MAINTENANCE MANUAL PER MWEA INSTRUCTIONS. NO FLUID LOSS WAS NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N400ME (1)

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

- [Incident 19851217069479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851217069479I), Dec 17, 1985: Doug DC914 (N400ME), Milwaukee, WI. Decrease in oil quantity noted after level off. Returned to find left engine oil cap ajar.

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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