# Incident 20051126033509I: Airbus A330323, Detroit, MI, November 26, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 2005, 16:50 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit Metro Wayne County
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 42.2124° N, 83.3534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DETROIT METRO WAYNE COUNTY (DTW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2124&lon=-83.3534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N805NW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N805NW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus A330-323 (registry code 3940030, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a330-323) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW4000 series (registry code 52119, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw4000-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A330323
- People aboard: 306
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051126033509I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 26, 2005, ON APPROACH INTO DETROIT METROPOLITAN AIRPORT (DTW) NWAA FLT. 31, AN AIRBUS A-330 AIRCRAFT US REGISTERED AS N805NW HAD A NOSE LANDING GEAR TOWBAR LINK BUSHING LIBERATE FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND FALL INTO A RESIDENTIAL AREA, CAUSING DAMAGE TO A HOME. NO FATALITIES OR INJURIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS INCIDENT WERE REPORTED. A SAFETY RECOMMENDATION WAS SUBMITTED FOR DESIGN IMPROVEMENTS AND ADDITIONAL INSPECTIONS OF THE PART.

## Other reports on N805NW (1)

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

- [Incident 20090623047929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090623047929I), Jun 23, 2009: Airbus A330-323 (N805NW), No damage. On June 23, 2009, northwest airlines flight 8, a Airbus A330-323, registration N805NW, encountered in moderate precip at 390. Airspeed rolled back to…

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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