# Incident 20010116004249I: Doug DC871F, Seattle, WA, January 16, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 2001, 08:42 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Airport: Seattle-Tacoma International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: RRXA
- Location: 47.4794° N, 122.2906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4794&lon=-122.2906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8084U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8084U-2006-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-71F (registry code 302199G, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-71f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC871F
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01IA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01IA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010116004249I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THIS INCIDENT REPORT IS FINAL. EMERY 102 A DC-8 ON A FLIGHT TO SEA TAC INTL. AIRPORT WAS CLEARED FOR AN ILS RUNWAY 16R. DURING THE APPROACH THE A/C WAS LEFT OF THE LOCALIZER COURSE AND CONTINUED TO DRIFT LEFT (EAST) ACROSS THE ILS RUNWAY 16L APPROACH AIRSPACE UNTIL AT DECISION HEIGHT. THE A/C WAS APPROX. 2350 FEET EAST OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. AT APPROX. THE SAME TIME AS THE A/C WAS APPROACHING DECISION HEIGHT, SEATTLE TOWER NOTIFIED THE CREW THEY APPEARED TO BE 1 MILE EAST OF CENTERLINE. THE CREW REPORTED "GOING AROUND". THE CREW SUCCESSFULLY ACCOMPLISHED A SUBSEQUENT ILS TO RUNWAY 16R WITHOUT DEVIATIONS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA01IA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01IA039), Jan 16, 2001: McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71F (N8084U), Seattle, WA, incident, no damage. Probable cause: A malfunctioning relay in the aircraft's flight management system (FMS) switching matrix and associated false "on course" indication on the captain's course deviation indicator (CDI), resulting in…

## Other reports on N8084U (2)

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

- [Incident 19830527032019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830527032019I), May 27, 1983: Doug DC861 (N8084U), Chicago, IL. Fire warning system activated. Aborted. Fire bottles used. Rupture found in bleed air pick up duct. Turbine damaged
- [Incident 19800217026559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800217026559I), Feb 17, 1980: Doug DC861 (N8084U), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Left main gear retract cylinder had broken loose at upper part of cylinder and bent hydraulic lines.

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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