# Incident 20000124000959I: Doug DC1030, Newark, NJ, January 24, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 2000, 15:30 local time
- Place: Newark, NJ
- Airport: Newark International
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 40.7242° N, 74.1726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newark, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7242&lon=-74.1726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N211NW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N211NW-2017-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell-Douglas DC-10-30 (registry code 3023501, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF6-50 series (registry code 30018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-50-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC1030
- Fatal injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000124000959I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

- [Incident 20000625032189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000625032189I), Jun 25, 2000: Doug DC1030 (N211NW), Newark, NJ, Minor damage. (-23)Northwest airlines DC-10 Boeing pushed back for repositioning off of gate B-52 struck a Continental airlines DC-10 parked at gate B-51. Investigation…

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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