- Date
- June 12, 1972
- Place
- Windsor, Canada · WINDSOR,ONT,CAN, CD
- Injuries
- 11 minor, 56 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N103AADouglas DC-10
- Status
- Completed · report May 9, 1973
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79670
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0004 72/6/12 NR.WINDSOR,ONT,CAN DOUGLAS DC-10 CR- 0 0 11 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1925 N103AA PX- 0 0 56 52, 24048 TOTAL HOURS, 56 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP LOS ANGELES,CALIF NEW YORK,NY BUFFALO,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: DOORS,DOOR FRAMES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXPLOSIVE DECOMPRESSION EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- AFT BULK CARGO COMPT DOOR IMPROPERLY ENGAGED DURING FLT PREPARATION DUE DESIGN OF LATCH MECHANISM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N103AA
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-10
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N103AARegistration cancelled Jun 10, 2002 · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10Engine modelGE CF6-6 series
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Other investigations on N103AA · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB NYC84IA048Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportNewark, NJThe acft experienced a complete truck beam failure after touchdown. Metallurgical examination revealed a crack near the right rear truck pivot pin lubrication hole which showed propagation to the lower end of the grease hole on the mating surface. Grease hole…NTSB CHI72IC015Incident · No injuriesClosedLos Angeles, CA