# Incident 19970117002419I: Doug DC941, Rochester, NY, January 17, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1997, 07:46 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Greater Rochester Internationa
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ABXA
- 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: N969AX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N969AX-2013-09-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-41 (registry code 302207P, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-41) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC941
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970117002419I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON JANUARY 17, 1997 AT 7:46 AM EST, A DC-9-41, N969AX, REGISTERED TO AIRBORNE EXPRESS, INC., LANDED AT ROCHESTER INT'L AIRPORT WITH A GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO WILMINGTON, OH FOR MAINTENANCE WHERE 2 SHEARED RIVETS WERE FOUND ON THE LEFT SIDE WHERE THE TORQUE TUBE TO PULLEY BRACKET. GEAR SWING CHECKED OKAY. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

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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