# Incident 19970606016409I: Doug DC1040, Minneapolis, MN, June 6, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1997, 10:20 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Minneapolis-St Paul International-Wold
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 44.9800° N, 93.2638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minneapolis, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9800&lon=-93.2638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N160US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N160US-2001-12-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-10-40 (registry code 3023508, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-10-40) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT9D-3A (registry code 52050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt9d-3a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC1040
- Reported engine: PWA JT9D20J
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970606016409I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: NWA FLIGHT 935 A DC-10-40 FROM MSP TO LAX RETURNED MSP DUE TO #1 ENGINE FIRE WARNING AT 10:20 LOCAL TIME. THE CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, DISCHARGED ONE FIRE BOTTLE, DUMPED FUEL AND RETURNED TO MSP WITHOUT INCIDENT. IT APPEARS THAT THE 15TH STAGE S-DUCT CLAMP WAS NOT INSTALLED. BOTH NUT AND LOCK NUT WERE ON THE T-BOLT, BUT THE T-BOLT WAS NOT THRU THE EYELIT RECEPTACLE. THE THREADS WERE NORMAL ON THE T-BOLT AND THE DUCT WAS UNDAMAGED. THE CLAMP WAS ON THE S-DUCT ABOVE THE CONNECTION POINT OF THE TWO DUCTS.

## Other reports on N160US (4)

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

- [Incident 19931018046259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931018046259I), Oct 18, 1993: Doug DC1040 (N160US), Guantanamo, CU. Right main landing gear was just off right edge of runway. Struck a runway light.
- [Incident 19920316010819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920316010819I), Mar 16, 1992: Doug DC1040 (N160US), Omaha, NE. Engine rolled back after reaching cruising altitude. Engine shut down and diverted to Omaha. Landed safely.
- [Incident 19850724041019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850724041019I), Jul 24, 1985: Doug DC1040 (N160US), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. Brake fire while parking at gate put out by ground crew. Replaced dragging brake, wheel and anti skid transducer.
- [Incident 19780910018739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780910018739I), Sep 10, 1978: Doug DC1040 (N160US), Portland, OR. Engine ingested birds on takeoff. Flight returned. Required engine change.

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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