# Incident 20000907025449I: Doug DC1040, Detroit, MI, September 7, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2000, 17:30 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit Metro Wayne County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 42.2124° N, 83.3534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DETROIT METRO WAYNE COUNTY (DTW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2124&lon=-83.3534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N149US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N149US-2002-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-10-40 (registry code 3023508, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-10-40) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT9D-3A (registry code 52050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt9d-3a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC1040
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000907025449I

## Narrative

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

(-23)DURING CLIMB TO 10,000 FLIGHT CREW HEARD A "BUMP...NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY". CONTINUED FLIGHT TO DTW.  "DESCENT, APPROACH AND LANDING...NORMAL".  ATCS REPORTED TAILCONE APPEARED TO HAVE STRUCK RUNWAY.  AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT.  MAINTENANCE CREW FOUND TAILCONE ASSEMBLY HAD BROKEN FROM THE ATTACH LUGS AND WAS RESTING ON INBOARD ELEVATORS.  UPPER TAILCONE DOORS WERE ALSO FOUND OPEN. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^                                                                            THIS INCIDENT REPORT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N149US (3)

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

- [Incident 19900826045739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900826045739I), Aug 26, 1990: Doug DC1040 (N149US), Detroit, MI. NR1 engine fire warning. NR3 compressor stall with partial power. Bleed line clamp broken.
- [Incident 19850213006539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850213006539I), Feb 13, 1985: Doug DC1040 (N149US), Atlanta, GA. Pungent electrical odor, whiff of smoke seat 12. Multiplex encoder overheated.
- [Incident 19831027068649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831027068649I), Oct 27, 1983: Doug DC1040 (N149US), Boston, MA, Minor damage. Had a bird strike during takeoff roll. Engine shut down. Returned.

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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