# Incident 20001221037539I: Doug DC931, Syracuse, NY, December 21, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 2000, 19:32 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 43.1112° N, 76.1063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (SYR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1112&lon=-76.1063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N916RW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N916RW-2010-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 3022065, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC931
- People aboard: 105
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001221037539I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

- [Incident 20021224035559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021224035559I), Dec 24, 2002: Doug DC931 (N916RW), Raleigh-Durham, NC. (-23) On December 24, 2002, at approximately 1854 local time, a Douglas DC-9-31, N916RW, operated under 14CFR121 by northwest airlines, inc., departed runway…
- [Incident 19980322007909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980322007909I), Mar 22, 1998: Doug DC931 (N916RW), Kansas City, MO, Minor damage. Narrative: after take off the pilot heard a loud bang and reported a vibration in the nose wheel. An emergency was declared and crash, fire, and rescue were on…
- [Incident 19900813040859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900813040859I), Aug 13, 1990: Doug DC931 (N916RW), Great Falls, MT. Aircraft hit a small bird at touchdown. Landed safely.
- [Incident 19871230080229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871230080229I), Dec 30, 1987: Doug DC931 (N916RW), Minneapolis, MN. Passenger appeared to have passed out. First aid oxygen used. Cabin pressure bad. Climbed after oxygen used.
- [Incident 19870608028679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870608028679I), Jun 8, 1987: Doug DC931 (N916RW), Memphis, TN. Nose gear would not retract after takeoff. Returned and serviced nose strut.
- [Incident 19810502030149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810502030149I), May 2, 1981: Doug DC931 (N916RW), San Antonio, TX. Pilot shut down #2 engine due to 13th stage bleed air duct failure.

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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