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FAA incident report · Doug DC-8-73F · Albuquerque, NM · March 23, 1999

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Date
March 23, 1999 · 16:40 local
Place
Albuquerque, NM
Airport
Albuquerque International Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
IPXA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N852UP
Reported as
Doug DC873F
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,329 total1,150 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N852UPRegistration cancelled Sep 15, 2014 · Douglas DC-8-73FS/N 46052 · Built 1969Airframe modelDouglas DC-8-73FEngine modelCFM International CFM56 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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On March 23, 1999, at 1640 MST, a Douglas DC-8-73F (N852UP) registered to and operated by united parcel service (ipxa), louisville, KY, sustained minor damage while landing in gusty crosswind conditions at Albuquerque sunport (abq) Albuquerque, NM. The crew of three were uninjured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and the acft was operating on an IFR flight plan under 14 CFR part 121 that originated in louisville, KY. During an interview, the captain stated the winds were reported by the abq ATCT to be a 90 degree right crosswind of 18 to 19 knots, with gusts to 24 knots. The crosswind component for this type acft is 25 knots. The accepted crosswind landing procedure for the "fan engine" DC-8 is to crab into the wind until beginning the touchdown flare, and then align the acft with the rudder. Additionally, this acft is equipped with auto-deploy spoilers that extend as soon as one squat switch closes. The captain stated the airplane touched "firmly" on the right main mount and the spoilers deployed, causing the left wing to drop. He did not believe he had a "hard landing." On the post flight inspection of the acft, the crew discovered the rub damage to the #1 an d #4 engine nacelles. Privacy data omitted privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 23, 1999, AT 1640 MST, A DOUGLAS DC-8-73F (N852UP) REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY UNITED PARCEL SERVICE (IPXA), LOUISVILLE, KY, SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE WHILE LANDING IN GUSTY CROSSWIND CONDITIONS AT ALBUQUERQUE SUNPORT (ABQ) ALBUQUERQUE, NM. THE CREW OF THREE WERE UNINJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND THE ACFT WAS OPERATING ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN UNDER 14 CFR PART 121 THAT ORIGINATED IN LOUISVILLE, KY. DURING AN INTERVIEW, THE CAPTAIN STATED THE WINDS WERE REPORTED BY THE ABQ ATCT TO BE A 90 DEGREE RIGHT CROSSWIND OF 18 TO 19 KNOTS, WITH GUSTS TO 24 KNOTS. THE CROSSWIND COMPONENT FOR THIS TYPE ACFT IS 25 KNOTS. THE ACCEPTED CROSSWIND LANDING PROCEDURE FOR THE "FAN ENGINE" DC-8 IS TO CRAB INTO THE WIND UNTIL BEGINNING THE TOUCHDOWN FLARE, AND THEN ALIGN THE ACFT WITH THE RUDDER. ADDITIONALLY, THIS ACFT IS EQUIPPED WITH AUTO-DEPLOY SPOILERS THAT EXTEND AS SOON AS ONE SQUAT SWITCH CLOSES. THE CAPTAIN STATED THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED "FIRMLY" ON THE RIGHT MAIN MOUNT AND THE SPOILERS DEPLOYED, CAUSING THE LEFT WING TO DROP. HE DID NOT BELIEVE HE HAD A "HARD LANDING." ON THE POST FLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE ACFT, THE CREW DISCOVERED THE RUB DAMAGE TO THE #1 AN D #4 ENGINE NACELLES. PRIVACY DATA OMITTED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^