# Incident 20060927027339I: Doug MD1010F, Oakland, CA, September 27, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2006, 09:13 local time
- Place: Oakland, CA
- Airport: Metropolitan Oakland International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FDEA
- Location: 37.8044° N, 122.2708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oakland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8044&lon=-122.2708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N388FE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N388FE-2013-07-29) (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 MD1010F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060927027339I

## Narrative

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

(-23) INVESTIGATION REVEALED: FLT CREW EXECUTED A MISSED APPROACH DUE TO AN UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION, THEN LANDED OAK WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THREE UNSAFE GEAR DOWN INDICATIONS ON APPROACH. SYNOPTIC ALSO SHOWED 3 UNSAFE. AFTER GO AROUND, CREW CYCLED GEAR UP, SAW THREE GREEN LIGHTS MOMENTARILY. EXTENDED GEAR IN FLIGHT, SAW NORMAL GEAR DOWN INDICATIONS. CREW CYCLED GEAR AGAIN FOR FUEL CONSERVATION, THEN HAD SECOND NORMAL EXTENSION ON FINAL APPROACH. FLT CREW DEBRIEF REVEALED THAT GEAR HANDLE WAS DOWN BUT NOT IN THE FULL FORWARD POSITION ON THE FIRST APPROACH. DURING GO-AROUND AND SECOND APPROACH, LANDING GEAR FUNCTIONED NORMALLY PER QRH PROCEDURES. NO MX CONCERN IDENTIFIED - COMPANY TO HANDLE THE REST.

## Other reports on N388FE (1)

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

- [Incident 20020810020829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020810020829I), Aug 10, 2002: Doug DC1010 (N388FE), Tampa, FL, Minor damage. (-23) On August 10, 2002, during the approach to landing at Tampa International Airport a federal express aircraft N388FE experienced a left main landing gear…

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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