# Incident 20000306000869I: Doug DC983, Tampa, FL, March 6, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 2000, 21:27 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Airport: Tampa International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWAA
- Location: 27.9755° N, 82.5332° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TAMPA INTL (TPA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9755&lon=-82.5332&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9404V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9404V-2022-06-04) (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: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC983
- People aboard: 137
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000306000869I

## Narrative

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

DC-9-83, FLIGHT 180, DEPART STL FOR RSW AT APPROXIMATELY 1330 CST. JUST AFTER DEPART THE STL, TOWER REPORTED SMOKE FROM THE LEFT MAIN GEAR AND RUBBER WAS ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO TPA TO HAVE TWA MECHANICS INSPECT THE AIRCRAFT. WHEN GEAR WAS EXTENDED THE CREW REPORTED A LEFT GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND TAXIED TO THE GATE. TWA MAINTENANCE FOUND THE #2 LEFT MAIN TIRE RECAP SEPARATED FROM THE WHEEL TIRE ASSEMBLY. THE RECAP DAMAGED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR PROXIMITY SWITCH, LEFT INBOARD FLAP AND FLAP BUTHAL PANEL.

## Other reports on N9404V (1)

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

- [Incident 20020621016539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020621016539I), Jun 21, 2002: Doug DC983 (N9404V), St Louis, MO. (-23) Stl-san AAL2827 declared emerg & rtnd stl @ 1430Z due to right engine out. Equip on sdby.

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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