# Incident 19970404008299I: Doug DC982, Las Vegas, NV, April 4, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1997, 17:05 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Mc Carran International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14831, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14831-2005-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82) (registry code 3022082, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-82-md-82) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC982
- People aboard: 137
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970404008299I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: CONTINENTAL FLIGHT 1940, AN MD-80 AIRCRAFT, DEPARTED LAS VEGAS, NV FOR HOUSTON, TX FROM RUNWAY 25R AT 1705 PST. DURING TAKEOFF THE FLIGHT CREW HEARD A LOUD BANG AT APPROXIMATELY 155K AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO PULL TO THE LEFT. AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY WHERE THE PASSENGERS DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT VIA THE REAR STAIRS. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED FROM THE PASSENGERS OR FLIGHT/CABIN CREW. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEELS HAD LOST ALL THE TIRE CARCASSES, GROUND THE WHEEL RIMS DOWN IN SOME PLACES PAST THE BEAD, DAMAGED THE FLYING DOOR, MAIN LANDING GEAR DOORS, BRAKE HYDRAULIC LINES, INBOARD FLAP PANELS, REAR VHF ANTENNA, LEFT ENGINE NOSE COWLING,AND THE LEFT ENGINE. A CREW OF MAINTENANCE MECHANICS CAME OUT FROM HOUSTON, TX AND REMOVED AND REPLACED ALL DAMAGED AND SUSPECTED PARTS. THE LEFT ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED AND RIGGED FOR PERFORMANCE PER MM. ALL PARTS WERE GATHERED UP AND SHIPPED BACK TO HOUSTON, TX FOR EVALUATION AND POSSIBLE CORRECTIVE ACTION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO HOUSTON, TX. NO FURTHER ACTION NEEDED FROM THIS FACILITY. THIS CLOSES THIS INCIDENT REPORT.

## Other reports on N14831 (1)

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

- [Incident 19950125004149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950125004149I), Jan 25, 1995: Doug DC982 (N14831), Minneapolis, MN. Narrative: on 1/25/95 at about 7:10 am CDT a mcdonnel-douglas MD-82 operated by Continental airlines caused minor jet blast damage to a nearby jetliner during…

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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