# Incident 19970126002959I: Doug DC914, Omaha, NE, January 26, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 1997, 14:26 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Eppley Airfield
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MWEA
- Location: 41.3032° N, 95.8941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EPPLEY AIRFIELD (OMA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3032&lon=-95.8941&mi=10
- Aircraft: N800ME, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N800ME-2002-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-14 (registry code 3022034, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC914
- People aboard: 54
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970126002959I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON SUNDAY, JAN. 26, 1997, N800ME, A DOUGLAS DC-9-14, OPERATED BY MIDWEST EXPRESS AIRLINES, INC., AS FLIGHT 572, EXPERIENCED THE LOSS OF THE RETREAD ON THE NUMBER TWO MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE ON DEPARTURE FROM THE DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, CO. THE TIRE TREAD WAS REPORTED ON THE RUNWAY BY A FOLLOWING UNITED AIRLINES DEPARTURE. THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY FIVE DEPARTURES BETWEEN THE MIDWEST EXPRESS FLIGHT AND THE UNITED FLIGHT, ALL BY SMALLER COMMUTER SERIES AIRCRAFT THAT WOULD NOT HAVE SEEN THE TIRE TREAD ON THE RUNWAY SURFACE. AFTER DISCUSSION BETWEEN DENVER ARTCC AND THE FLIGHT CREW, THEY ELECTED TO DIVERT TO OMAHA, NE WHERE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE ON RUNWAY 32L. MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE NUMBER TWO MAIN TIRE HAD SHED ITS RETREAD AND CAUSED A SMALL DENT IN THE FLAP DIRECTLY AFT OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TRUCK. THE NUMBER ONE AND TWO MAIN TIRES WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT FERRIED TO MILWAUKEE, WI FOR PERMANENT SHEET METAL REPAIR TO THE FLAP. A MECHANICAL INTERRUPTION AND SERVICE DIFFICULTY REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE ORD FSDO, GL31. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

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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