# Incident 20090104000099I: Doug DC983, Lincoln, NE, January 4, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 2009, 14:22 local time
- Place: Lincoln, NE
- Airport: Lincoln
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: WX0A
- Location: 40.8509° N, 96.7591° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LINCOLN (LNK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8509&lon=-96.7591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N875GA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N875GA-2019-02-23) (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-219 (registry code 51694, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-219) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC983
- People aboard: 75
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090104000099I

## Narrative

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

N875GA, DC-9-83, BEING OPERATED BY ALLEGIANT AIRLINES AS FLIGHT 443, ENROUTE DES MOINES, IA TO LAS VEGAS, NV, REPORTED TO AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL THAT THEY HAD A CABIN DOOR PROBLEM. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO LINCOLN, NE.  THE CREW REPORTED TO CONTRACT MAINTENANCE THAT THE FORWARD CABIN DOOR WAS MAKING SOME NOISE.  MAINTENANCE CHECKED THE DOOR PER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 55-11-00, AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

## Other reports on N875GA (1)

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

- [Incident 20160103019099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160103019099I), Jan 3, 2016: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83) (N875GA), Grand Junction, CO, No damage. At 33000 cruise we felt the aircrft shudder and heard a bang. The right engine spooled down EGT went to 800C run qrh 72.3 and secured right engine landed in…

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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