# NTSB investigations: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82): Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB DCA03IA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA03IA058.md): McDonnell Douglas MD-80 · Dfw, TX · Incident · Minor injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Sep 25, 2003 · N462AA · No damage
  > The improper maintenance of the tailcone evacuation system, which prevented the evacuation slide from inflating during an evacuation due to smoke/fumes in the cabin.
- [NTSB FTW03LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA132.md): McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (MD-82) · DFW Airport, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 16, 2003 · N452AA · No damage
  > An inadvertent trauma to the passenger's ankle during an emergency evacuation.
- [NTSB CHI98IA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98IA167.md): McDonnell Douglas MD82 · Washington, DC · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Apr 11, 1998 · N951U · No damage
  > The failure of the Dual Axis Accelerometer.
- [NTSB IAD97IA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97IA048.md): McDonnell Douglas MD-82 · Newark, NJ · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Feb 17, 1997 · N34838 · Minor damage
  > fatigue fracture of the upper lock link, which led to the collapse of the nose gear during landing.
- [NTSB FTW94IA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94IA227.md): Mcdonnell Douglas MD80 · Denver, CO · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jul 8, 1994 · N83873 · Minor damage
  > Failure of the right main landing gear torque link assembly and shimmy dampener for unknown reasons.
- [NTSB CHI93IA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93IA352.md): Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82 · St. Louis, MO · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Sep 2, 1993 · N918TW · No damage
  > a fatigue failure of the power transfer unit caused by a material defect which resulted in a total hydraulic system failure.
- [NTSB DEN93IA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93IA005.md): Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82 · Denver, CO · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Oct 13, 1992 · N72822 · Minor damage
  > An inadvertent attempt, by unknown persons, to start the APU which had been placarded as inoperative. Factors were: inadequate procedures in rendering the APU incapable of being started when inoperative.
- [NTSB CHI89FA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89FA183.md): McDonnell Douglas MD-80 · Chicago, IL · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 12, 1989 · N244AA · Substantial damage
  > A loss of hydraulic system pressure due to the operator's failure to replace a system component that had a known history of failures, and the pilot's improper use powerplant controls resulting in a degradation of rudder effectiveness. A contributing factor…
- [NTSB NYC87IA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87IA105.md): McDonnell Douglas MD-80 · Baltimore, MD · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Mar 8, 1987 · N236AA · No damage
  > Main landing gear upper torque link attach bolt separated during takeoff as a result of preexisting stress corrosion cracking. McDonnell-douglas issued alert MD-80 service bulletin A32-220 following the incident.
- [NTSB MKC84IA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84IA017.md): Mcdonnell Douglas DC9-80 · St. Louis, MO · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Nov 8, 1983 · N903TW · Minor damage
  > During landing rollout the aft fiberglass tailcone fell off the acft for undetermined reasons.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3022082')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 130))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=3022082&occurrence=130

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