# NTSB CHI72IC015: Douglas DC-10, N103AA, Los Angeles, CA, August 17, 1971

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1971
- Place: Los Angeles, CA · LOS ANGELES, CA
- Location: 34.0522° N, 118.2437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Angeles, CA, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0522&lon=-118.2437&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 181 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 15, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163669
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72IC015
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72IC015

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0045  71/8/17  NR.LOS ANGELES,CALIF  DOUGLAS DC-10       CR-  0  0 13  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0900                    N103AA              PX-  0  0168                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         LOS ANGELES,CALIF            CHICAGO,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: DOORS,DOOR FRAMES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN
        REMARKS- TAIL CONE DOORS CAME OPEN.LODGED IN BOTH INBOARD ELEV.NR 2 ENG CKD BY MAINT PERS BEFORE FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N103AA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N103AA-2002-06-10), registration cancelled 2002-06-10, S/N 46503, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-10
- Registry model: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-10-10) (registry code 3022110) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [GE CF6-6 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-6-series) (registry code 30020, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage

## Other investigations on N103AA (2)

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.

- [NTSB NYC84IA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84IA048), Dec 8, 1983: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10 (N103AA), Newark, NJ, incident, minor damage
- [NTSB CHI72AC099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72AC099), Jun 12, 1972: Douglas DC-10 (N103AA), Windsor, Canada, substantial damage

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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