# NTSB ATL82IA002: Douglas DC-10, N112WA, Baltimore, MD, October 1, 1981

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 1, 1981
- Place: Baltimore, MD · BALTIMORE, MD
- Location: 39.2904° N, 76.6122° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baltimore, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2904&lon=-76.6122&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 345 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 1, 1983
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122704
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82IA002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82IA002

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0028   81/10/1   BALTIMORE,MD        DOUGLAS DC-10       CR-  0  0 13  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2211                    N112WA              PX-  0  0332                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BALTIMORE-WASH
        OPERATOR - WORLD AIRWAYS,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BALTIMORE,MD                GATWICK,UK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: HORIZONTAL STABILIZER DRIVE SYSTEM
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  PITCH CONTROL PROBLEM
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- HORIZONTAL STABILIZER JAMMED.DRIVE UNIT SHEAR PIN FAILED.EARLY DESIGN,NUISANCE FAILURE HISTORY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N112WA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-10
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Baltimore-Wash

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19811001076619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811001076619I), Oct 1, 1981: Doug DC1030F, Baltimore, MD. Dumped fuel and made unscheduled landing due to locked stabilator whose right hand jackscrew was jammed.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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