# Accident 20011214033549A: Doug DC871F, Anchorage, AK, December 14, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 2001, 05:15 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Location: 61.2000° N, 149.8333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2000&lon=-149.8333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N825BX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N825BX-2014-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-8-71F (registry code 302199D, https://openairdocs.org/model/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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC02IA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02IA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011214033549A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER TAKEOFF (ANC) AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO ROLL HARD LEFT. CREW INPUT OPPOSITE AILERON & RUDDER TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. EMERGENCY DECLARED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO ANC, LEFT TURNS ONLY. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTION REVEALED BROKEN SPOILER ACTUATOR CONTROL CABLE LEFT WING.

## 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 ANC02IA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02IA007), Dec 14, 2001: Douglas DC-8-71F (N825BX), Anchorage, AK, incident, no damage. Probable cause: The asymmetrical activation of the left wing spoiler due to a broken retraction cable during takeoff. A factor associated with the incident was the operator's inadequate inspection of the cable.

## Other reports on N825BX (3)

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

- [Incident 20020925031489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020925031489I), Sep 25, 2002: Doug DC871F (N825BX), El Paso, TX. (-23) Enroute from stl to elp, the light panel for the flap quadrant, located on the left hand side of the center console, shorted out, producing smoke and…
- [Incident 20001019031449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001019031449I), Oct 19, 2000: Doug DC871F (N825BX), Omaha, NE. (-23)During approach in Omaha, NE, the crew noticed the #2 engine hydraulic quanitty drop to stand pipe level crew performed loss of hydraulic quantity…
- [Incident 19970708024629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970708024629I), Jul 8, 1997: Doug DC871F (N825BX), Ontario, CA. Ammonia fumes from cargo area on climbout. Returned. Ammonia container inside container spilled. Cleaned up.

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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