# Incident 20040920022799I: Doug DC981, Omaha, NE, September 20, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 2004, 17:27 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Eppley Airfield
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MWEA
- Location: 41.3032° N, 95.8941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EPPLEY AIRFIELD (OMA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3032&lon=-95.8941&mi=10
- Aircraft: N803ME, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N803ME-2009-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-81(MD-81) (registry code 3022081, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-81-md-81) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC981
- People aboard: 134
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040920022799I

## Narrative

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

(-23) MIDWEST AIRLINES, INC., FLIGHT 827, ENROUTE MILWAUKEE, WI, TO DENVER, CO, DIVERTED INTO OMAHA, NE, AFTER THE CAPTAIN'S FRONT WINDSHIELD OUTER PANEL CRACKED IN FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. COMPANY MECHANICS REMOVED AND REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD.

## Other reports on N803ME (2)

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

- [Incident 20020405009039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020405009039I), Apr 5, 2002: Doug DC981 (N803ME), Kansas City, MO. (-23) On April 5, 2002, midwest express airlines, N803ME, flt 82, reported to ATC that it had a gear problem on take off from mci. An emergency was declared…
- [Incident 20000811037919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000811037919I), Aug 11, 2000: Doug DC981 (N803ME), Washington, DC, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft was approaching the gate when the right wing outboard leading edge struck a refueling nozzle on a parked fuel truck. Apparently the young lady…

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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