# NTSB FTW88NA106: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-30, N136AA, Dfw Airport, TX, May 21, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Final report
- Date: May 21, 1988, 16:12 local (21:12 UTC)
- Place: Dfw Airport, TX
- Location: 32.8972° N, 97.0377° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DALLAS-FORT WORTH INTL (DFW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8972&lon=-97.0377&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 6 minor, 246 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 22690
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW88NA106
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/22690/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88NA106

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction, takeoff
  - flt control syst,wing slat system - false indication (contributing factor)
- Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction, takeoff - aborted
  - aborted takeoff - attempted
  - airspeed(v1) - exceeded
  - landing gear,normal brake system - inadequate (cause)
  - acft/equip,inadequate aircraft component, manufacturer (cause)
  - inadequate substantiation process, manufacturer (cause)
  - inadequate certification/approval,aircraft, faa(organization) (cause)
  - landing gear,normal brake system - worn
  - landing gear,normal brake system - failure,total (cause)
- Overrun, takeoff - aborted
  - terrain condition - soft
  - object - approach light/navaid
- Nose gear collapsed, takeoff - aborted

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N136AA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N136AA-1988-10-20), registration cancelled 1988-10-20, S/N 47846 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-10-30
- Registry model: [Mcdonnell-Douglas DC-10-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-10-30) (registry code 3023501) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 47846
- Airframe hours: 61322
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: American Airlines
- Registered owner: First Security Bank Of Utah
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, May 19, 1988, 15 hours before
- Destination: FRA, FRANKFURT, OF
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: DFW, Dallas-Fort Worth Int'L, runway 35L, 11,388 × 200 ft, concrete

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 270° at 10 knots, gusting 19
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: DFW

## FAA reports on this event (1)

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

- [Accident 19880521029359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880521029359A), May 21, 1988: Doug DC1030, Dallas-Ft Worth, TX, Substantial damage. Slat flaps disagree light and warning horn on takeoff at V1. Aborted. Unable to stop due brake fade. Overran runway

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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