# Incident 19990919027429I: Doug DC983, Wichita, KS, September 19, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1999, 08:00 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Wichita Mid-Continent
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWAA
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9405T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9405T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83) (registry code 3022083, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-83-md-83) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC983
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990919027429I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON T/O RUN INTO FLOCK OF BIRDS RETURNED TO TERMINAL DAMAGE: NOSE GEAR LANDING LITE BROKEN. SPRING ON NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR BROKEN.  #2 ENGINE 2 FAN BLADES DENTED; REPLACED LITE AND SPRING, BORSCOPED #2 ENGINE.  DRESSED OUT FAN BLADES.  RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.

## Other reports on N9405T (1)

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

- [Incident 20020811028029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020811028029I), Aug 11, 2002: Doug DC983 (N9405T), Wichita, KS. (-23) Flight #aal 3086 operated by twa LLC, enroute den-stl, diverted into ict due to smoke in cockpit. Aircraft landed without incident. Twa maintenance crew…

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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