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Incident

FAA incident report · Doug DC-10-30 · Newark, NJ · January 24, 2000

Date
January 24, 2000 · 15:30 local
Place
Newark, NJ
Airport
Newark International
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
NWAA
Aircraft
N211NW
Reported as
Doug DC1030
Fatal injuries
1

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Upon landing mechanic privacy data omitted was performing a security check of the aircraft when he noticed a small bag in the forward part of the right wheel well. Upon further investigation Mr. Pacheco determined that it looked suspicious and notified his maintenance supervisor who in turn notified us customs. At this point a customs inspector climbed up into the wheel well and discovered a human body. The boby was returned by papdprivacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) UPON LANDING MECHANIC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PERFORMING A SECURITY CHECK OF THE AIRCRAFT WHEN HE NOTICED A SMALL BAG IN THE FORWARD PART OF THE RIGHT WHEEL WELL. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION MR. PACHECO DETERMINED THAT IT LOOKED SUSPICIOUS AND NOTIFIED HIS MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR WHO IN TURN NOTIFIED US CUSTOMS. AT THIS POINT A CUSTOMS INSPECTOR CLIMBED UP INTO THE WHEEL WELL AND DISCOVERED A HUMAN BODY. THE BOBY WAS RETURNED BY PAPD^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

Other reports on N211NW · 1

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