- Date
- September 15, 1984, 13:05 local (18:05 UTC)
- Place
- Dfw Airport, TX
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N124AAMcDonnell Douglas DC-10-10
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 21165
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The acft experienced sepn of the rgt wing #3 leading edge slat while descending for an apch. An investigation revealed that on 7/5/84, the company performed a 'c' check inspection of the acft. At this time a rgt wing #3 leading edge slat retract aluminum pulley, p/n 1969-132, was replaced with a phenolic pulley, p/n 1969-172. The DC-10 parts illustrated catalogue specifies that an aluminum pulley be installed on the #3 leading edge slat rather than the phenolic pulley because flt loads on the #3 slat exceeded the design load of the phenolic pulley. Metallurgical examination of the failed pulley & cable indicated evidence of an overload failure. Inspection of other company DC-10'S revealed at least 3 other acft had phenolic pulleys installed in the #3 slat position.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N124AA
- Reported as
- McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 46524
- Airframe hours
- 34,557
- Engine
- GE CF6, turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Registered owner
- American Airlines Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- AAIP · September 15, 1984 · 1 hours before
- Departed
- TUL · Tulsa, OK
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- DRW · Dfw Regional
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 16,000 total · 14,500 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 40° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DFW