# Accident 20060620030979A: Doug DC983, Chicago, IL, June 20, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2006, 06:28 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago O'Hare International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 41.9786° N, 87.9047° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9786&lon=-87.9047&mi=10
- Aircraft: N961TW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N961TW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83) (registry code 3022083, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-83-md-83) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC983
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06FA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06FA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060620030979A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 20, 2006, AMERICAN AIRLINES AIRCRAFT, N961TW A DC-9-82, ON A FLIGHT FROM LOS ANGELES, CA (LAX) TO O'HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (ORD), CHICAGO IL, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND OUT OF THE NOSE WHEEL WELL. THE FLIGHT CREW LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 14R, AT ORD. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR DOORS, THE LOWER FUSELAGE, AND SEVERAL ANTENNAS ON THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT. INSPECTORS FROM THE O'HARE FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE (ORD-FSDO) ARRIVED ON THE SCENE AT 07:25. AMERICAN AIRLINES MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL WERE AT THE AIRCRAFT, WHEN WE ARRIVED. ALL THE PASSENGERS AND THE FLIGHT CREW HAD LEFT THE SCENE PRIOR TO OUR ARRIVAL. AMERICAN'S RECOVERY TEAM INSTALLED LIFTING EQUIPMENT AND RAISED THE FORWARD FUSELAGE AND INSTALLED A FUSELAGE JACK FOR STABILITY. AS THE NOSE WAS RAISED, THE NOSE GEAR DOORS CAME OPEN AND NOSE LANDING GEAR PARTIALLY CAME OUT OF THE WHEEL WELL. IT WAS PREVENTED FROM FULLY EXTENDING BY A BROKEN SPRAY DEFLECTOR THAT WAS OBSTRUCTING THE NOSE WHEELS. THE NOSE GEAR WAS EVENTUALLY LOWERED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE AMERICAN AIRLINES HANGAR. ON JUNE 21, 2006, FAA INSPECTORS WENT TO THE AMERICAN AIRLINES HANGAR AND TALKED TO THE MAINTENANCE MANAGER. THE CURRENT FOCUS OF THE CAUSE OF THIS OCCURRENCE IS POSSIBLY DUE TO THE USE OF A NEW TYPE OF PUSH-BACK TUG IN LAX, WHICH PICKS UP THE NOSE GEAR FOR PUSH-BACK. IT IS BEING INVESTIGATED WHETHER THE USE OF THE NEW TUG MAY HAVE DAMAGED THE SPRAY DEFLECTOR, WHICH CAUSED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TO EXTEND.

## 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 CHI06FA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06FA158), Jun 20, 2006: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-83 (N961TW), Chicago, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The jammed nose landing gear due to a failure of the nose landing gear spray deflector for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N961TW (1)

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

- [Incident 20020626016549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020626016549I), Jun 26, 2002: Doug DC983 (N961TW), St Louis, MO. (-23) AAL2830/MD80 stl-phl at 1249Z acft aborted take-off due to flap indicator problem.

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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