# Incident 19970610022399I: Doug DC8F55, Miami, FL, June 10, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 1997, 05:25 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Miami International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TC8A
- Location: 25.7954° N, 80.2901° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MIAMI INTL (MIA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7954&lon=-80.2901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N801CK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N801CK-2013-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-8F-55 (registry code 3021928, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8f-55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT3D series (registry code 52035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt3d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC8F55
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970610022399I

## Narrative

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

PROBLEMS YAW DAMPER. PLACARDED NOT TO USE. PUT ON MEL. PROBLEMS USING AUTOPILOT. REPLACED AUTO PILOT DISCONNECT.

## Other reports on N801CK (1)

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

- [Incident 19981125043539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981125043539I), Nov 25, 1998: Doug DC855 (N801CK), El Paso, TX. (-5)DC-8, operated by gaia, on 11/25/98 had #3 engine oil loss, engine shot down and windmill oil press. Nas 20-60 p.s.I. Aircraft landed El Paso, TX. Without…

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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