# Incident 20141112017729I: Douglas DC-8-73, Florence, KY, November 12, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 2014, 04:00 local time
- Place: Florence, KY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DHLA
- Location: 38.9934° N, 84.6482° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Florence, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9934&lon=-84.6482&mi=10
- Aircraft: N803DH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N803DH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-8-73 (registry code 302199C, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-73) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8-73
- Reported engine: CFM INTL. CFM56 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 16,900 total, 168 in this make and model, 168 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141112017729I

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 7, 2010, THE AIRCRAFT WAS PREPARING FOR DEPARTURE. AFTER

PUSHBACK, THE TOWBAR AND COMMUNICATIONS WERE DISCONNECTED. AN ASTAR MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS LEAKING FLUID FROM A

SMALL CRACK ON THE RIGHT HAND UPPER AREA IN THE CYLINDRICAL BODY OF THE

CYLINDER ASSEMBLY. THE NUMBER 1 AND 4 ENGINES WERE RUNNING. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED BACK INTO THE CHOCKS. ON JANUARY 8, 2010, THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED FROM THE DHL RAMP TO THE DELTA HANGAR BY MAINTENANCE WHEN A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE NOSE GEAR AREA. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE DELTA HANGAR, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE CRACK IN THE UPPER CYLINDER HAD PROGRESSED

COMPLETELY AROUND AND ENDANGERED THE SAFE MOVEMENT OF THE AIRCRAFT.

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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