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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Doug DC-9-31 · Syracuse, NY · December 21, 2000

Date
December 21, 2000 · 19:32 local
Place
Syracuse, NY
Airport
Syracuse Hancock International
Phase of flight
Initial Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
NWAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N916RW
Reported as
Doug DC931
People aboard
105
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

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

(-23) On December 21, 2000, at 1932 EST, a Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-31, s/n 47144, N916RW, operated by northwest airlines inc., expereinced a landing door problem. The aircraft landed at the Syracuse international airport (syr) on runway 28. The ARFF responded and the aircraft taxied to the ramp without incident. Maintenance personnel inspected the aircraft and noted minor damage to the right side main landing gear door. The right main landing gear damage was deferred in accordance with northwest airlines engineering authorization number 99-177583. The aircraft was returned to service for one revenue flight from Syracuse international airport. Visual meteorolical conditions prevailed at the time and an IFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft received minor damage and there were no injuries. The flight originated at detroit metropolitan wayne county (dtw), detroit, Michigan on December 21, 2000 at approx. 1730 EDT. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON DECEMBER 21, 2000, AT 1932 EST, A MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-31, S/N 47144, N916RW, OPERATED BY NORTHWEST AIRLINES INC., EXPEREINCED A LANDING DOOR PROBLEM. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT THE SYRACUSE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (SYR) ON RUNWAY 28. THE ARFF RESPONDED AND THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND NOTED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT SIDE MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DAMAGE WAS DEFERRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NORTHWEST AIRLINES ENGINEERING AUTHORIZATION NUMBER 99-177583. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE FOR ONE REVENUE FLIGHT FROM SYRACUSE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. VISUAL METEOROLICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT DETROIT METROPOLITAN WAYNE COUNTY (DTW), DETROIT, MICHIGAN ON DECEMBER 21, 2000 AT APPROX. 1730 EDT. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

Other reports on N916RW · 6

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