# Incident 20010710018289I: Doug DC983, Kansas City, MO, July 10, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2001, 09:15 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: P2EA
- Location: 39.2976° N, 94.7139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KANSAS CITY INTL (MCI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2976&lon=-94.7139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N131NJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC983
- People aboard: 95
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010710018289I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 10, 2001, VANGUARD AIRLINES FLIGHT 105, AIRCRAFT N131NJ A DC-9-83, WAS SCHEDULED TO ENROUTE FROM MCI TO LAX. AFTER TAKE OFF THE CREW HEARD A LOUD NOISE IN THE COCKPIT.  THE PILOT DECLARED AN ALERT ONE, NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE PILOT RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO MCI WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT.  VANGUARD MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT AT THE NOSE WHEEL WELL AND FOUND THAT THE RIGHT NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR HAD COME UNLATCHED. VANGUARD MAINTENANCE RE-LATCHED THE NOSE WHEEL WELL DOOR AND INSPECTED IT FOR SECURITY WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS FOUND.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DETERMINED SAFE AND RETURNED TO SERVICE. WITH THIS REPORT, INCIDENT NUMBER CE05200IAC0053 IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

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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