# Incident 20031012026399I: Doug DC1010, Denver, CO, October 12, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 2003, 07:18 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Denver International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FDEA
- Location: 39.8583° N, 104.6669° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8583&lon=-104.6669&mi=10
- Aircraft: N375FE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N375FE-2024-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-10-10F (registry code 3022112, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-10-10f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF6-6 series (registry code 30020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-6-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC1010
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN04IA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04IA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031012026399I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING TAKEOFF ACCELERATION, THE CREW RECEIVED A TAKE-OFF WARNING HORN AND INITIATED A REJECTED TAKE-OFF. DURING DECELERATION, THE TOWER REPORTED VIA RADIO, THAT SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE LEFT GEAR. IMMEDIATELY THERAFTER, THE TOWER REPORTED THAT FIRE WAS COMING FROM THE SAME AREA AND THEY INITIATED A CALL TO ALERT AIRCRAFT RESCUE AND FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT TO THE SCENE.

## 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 DEN04IA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04IA012), Oct 12, 2003: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 (N375FE), Denver, CO, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: the manufacturer's improper installation of the inboard slat drive mechanism's lower left hand anti-torque strut, which resulted in the axial migration of the rod-end bearing, the binding of the…

## Other reports on N375FE (2)

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

- [Incident 20021226034699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021226034699I), Dec 26, 2002: Doug DC1010 (N375FE), Kansas City, MO. (-23) On December 26, 2002 federal express flight 3606 a DC-10 advised a.t.c. that the number one engine was out, an emergency was declared and the aircraft…
- [Incident 20010303003559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010303003559I), Mar 3, 2001: Doug DC1010 (N375FE), Boston, MA, Substantial damage. (-23)Weather: snow and ice ref NE incidnet 2001-444, night IFR

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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