# Incident 19980909032699I: Doug DC1010, Indianapolis, IN, September 9, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1998, 23:05 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FDEA
- Location: 39.7173° N, 86.2946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INDIANAPOLIS INTL (IND), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7173&lon=-86.2946&mi=10
- Aircraft: N397FE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N397FE-2024-01-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-10-10F (registry code 3022112, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-10-10f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF6-6D (registry code 30076, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC1010
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980909032699I

## Narrative

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

WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH FOR RUNWAY 5R, THE OUTBOARD VANE STOP ASSEMBLE FOR THE RIGHT SIDE INBOARD FLAP FELL OFF OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE STOP ASSEMBLE STRUCK A HOUSE, AND PENETRATED THE ROOF AND CEILING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A SERVICE DIFFICULTY REPORT (SDR) IS TO BE FILED. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N397FE (1)

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

- [Incident 20050727025569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050727025569I), Jul 27, 2005: Doug DC1010 (N397FE), Newark, NJ, Substantial damage. (-23) Crew reported no. one engine fire, after hearing a loud bang. Engine was shut down and one fire bottle discharged that extinguished the fire. The fire…

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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