# Incident 20060318003349I: Doug DC951, Windsor Locks, CT, March 18, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 2006, 15:13 local time
- Place: Windsor Locks, CT
- Airport: Bradley International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 41.9390° N, 72.6843° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BRADLEY INTL (BDL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9390&lon=-72.6843&mi=10
- Aircraft: N671MC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N671MC-2015-05-11) (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-17 series (registry code 52049, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-17-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC951
- People aboard: 102
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060318003349I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 18, 2006, NORTHWEST FLIGHT 1180, ENROUTE FROM DETROIT (DTW) TO BRADLEY (BDL), DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO A MISSING RIGHT HAND LANDING GEAR WHEEL AND TIRE ASSEMBLY. WHILE ENROUTE, THE FLIGHT CREW WAS NOTIFIED BY FLIGHT DISPATCH THAT ONE TIRE ASSEMBLY HAD SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AFTER TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT, A DC-9-51 WITH REGISTRATION NUMBER N671MC, LANDED ON RUNWAY 24 WITHOUT INCIDENT, AND TAXIED TO THE GATE AREA. UPON INITIAL INSPECTION, THE INBOARD RIGHT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE ASSEMBLY WAS FOUND MISSING. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION REVEALED DAMAGE TO RIGHT HAND INBOARD AXLE SLEEVE, RIGHT HAND INBOARD BRAKE ASSEMBLY, FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE (FOD) TO THE RIGHT HAND ENGINE INLET FAN AND INLET FAN CASE ASSEMBLY, AND A 3 FT. BY 1 FT. DENT AT THE RIGHT HAND LOWER AFT FUSELAGE AREA, FORWARD OF THE AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OUT OF SERVICE AND WAS REPOSITIONED TO THE TAC-AIR HANGAR FACILITY AT BDL FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION. NORTHWEST MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RIGHT HAND INBOARD MAIN LANDING GEAR AXLE SLEEVE, BRAKE ASSEMBLY, ANTI-SKID SYSTEM CONNECTOR, AND BOTH THE INBOARD AND OUTBOARD WHEEL AND TIRE ASSEMBLIES. MAINTENANCE ALSO REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RIGHT HAND ENGINE C-1 FAN AND INLET CASE ASSEMBLY. ALL MAINTENANCE WORK WAS PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NORTHWEST MAINTENANCE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. PER NORTHWEST ENGINEERING, A HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED ON THE DENTED FUSELAGE AREA WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR A ONE TIME PRESSURIZED FERRY FLIGHT FROM BDL TO DTW FOR FURTHER MAINTENANCE FOLLOWUP.

## Other reports on N671MC (2)

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

- [Incident 19980213111879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980213111879I), Feb 13, 1998: Doug DC951 (N671MC). No violation of FAR. No enforcement action planned. Aircraft unable to maintain altitude. Descended prior to receiving ATC clearance. ATC did issue control…
- [Incident 19901101053999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901101053999I), Nov 1, 1990: Doug DC951 (N671MC), St Louis, MO, Minor damage. Right gear door open light on climb. Returned. Right flap jammed down and blocked gear door from coming 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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