# Incident 20020526010019I: Doug DC951, Kansas City, MO, May 26, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 2002, 07:40 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- 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: N774NC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N774NC-2018-12-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51 (registry code 3022051, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-51) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC951
- People aboard: 50
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020526010019I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 26, 2002 NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT 222 A DC9 REPORTED TO A.T.C. IT HAS A PRESSURIZATION AND WAS RETURNING TO MCI. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON ITS ARRIVAL TO THE TERMINAL THE AFT CARGO DOOR WAS FOUND OPEN WITH NO DOOR WARNING INDICATED IN THE COCKPIT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AFT CARGO DOOR WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. THE AFT CARGO DOOR INDICATOR LIGHT WAS PLACARDED IN-OP PER MEL PROCEDURES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. INCIDENT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N774NC (1)

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

- [Accident 19971207043229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971207043229A), Dec 7, 1997: Doug DC951 (N774NC), Memphis, TN. Flight attendant lost balance during pushback in a turn. Injured. (.4)the captain and a ground handler reported that pushback was normal. The captain was then…

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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