# Incident 20061211026339I: Doug DC931, Omaha, NE, December 11, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 2006, 20:22 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Eppley Airfield
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- 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: N9338, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9338-2010-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 3022065, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC931
- People aboard: 86
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061211026339I

## Narrative

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

(-23) N9338, DC-9-31, WAS OPERATED BY NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC. AS FLIGHT 1723 FROM DETROIT, MI, TO OMAHA, NE. THE PILOT EXECUTED A GO AROUND BECAUSE OF A GEAR PROBLEM ON FINAL APPROACH. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD AN INDICATOR LIGHT INDICATING THAT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR DOOR REMAINED OPEN AFTER GEAR EXTENSION. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, THE GEAR WAS PINNED WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE RUNWAY, THEN AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR REMAINED OPEN AFTER GEAR EXTENSION. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE FOLLOW UP CABLE WAS FROZEN AND THE DRIVE ARM RIVET SHEARED.

## Other reports on N9338 (3)

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

- [Incident 19851130065039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851130065039I), Nov 30, 1985: Doug DC931 (N9338), Memphis, TN, Minor damage. Left engine failed on takeoff. Returned. Replaced engine due to fan blade failure.
- [Incident 19831022075749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831022075749I), Oct 22, 1983: Doug DC931 (N9338), Memphis, TN. While level at 25000 feet flight experienced loud bank from left engine maintenance found severe damage to blades.
- [Incident 19790831033779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790831033779I), Aug 31, 1979: Doug DC931 (N9338), Des Moines, IA. Ground crew man was accidentally shut in baggage compartment. Aircraft took off but returned to airport.

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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