NTSB investigations: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82)
10 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82), where the first occurrence was “Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction”. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.
Cases per year
| 1983 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 1 |
| 1989 | 1 |
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1993 | 1 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 |
Where
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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3022082')
AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o.\"occurrenceNumber\" = 1 AND o.\"occurrenceCode\" = 130))
ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3022082')
AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 130))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESCRun it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
NTSB DCA03IA058Incident · Minor injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas MD-80 · Dfw, TXThe improper maintenance of the tailcone evacuation system, which prevented the evacuation slide from inflating during an evacuation due to smoke/fumes in the cabin.NTSB FTW03LA132Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (MD-82) · DFW Airport, TXAn inadvertent trauma to the passenger's ankle during an emergency evacuation.NTSB CHI98IA167Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas MD82 · Washington, DCThe failure of the Dual Axis Accelerometer.NTSB IAD97IA048Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas MD-82 · Newark, NJfatigue fracture of the upper lock link, which led to the collapse of the nose gear during landing.NTSB FTW94IA227Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportMcdonnell Douglas MD80 · Denver, COFailure of the right main landing gear torque link assembly and shimmy dampener for unknown reasons.NTSB CHI93IA352Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82 · St. Louis, MOa fatigue failure of the power transfer unit caused by a material defect which resulted in a total hydraulic system failure.NTSB DEN93IA005Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82 · Denver, COAn inadvertent attempt, by unknown persons, to start the APU which had been placarded as inoperative. Factors were: inadequate procedures in rendering the APU incapable of being started when inoperative.NTSB CHI89FA183Accident · Minor injuriesField investigationFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas MD-80 · Chicago, ILA loss of hydraulic system pressure due to the operator's failure to replace a system component that had a known history of failures, and the pilot's improper use powerplant controls resulting in a degradation of rudder effectiveness. A contributing factor…NTSB NYC87IA105Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas MD-80 · Baltimore, MDMain landing gear upper torque link attach bolt separated during takeoff as a result of preexisting stress corrosion cracking. McDonnell-douglas issued alert MD-80 service bulletin A32-220 following the incident.NTSB MKC84IA017Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportMcdonnell Douglas DC9-80 · St. Louis, MODuring landing rollout the aft fiberglass tailcone fell off the acft for undetermined reasons.