McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40 N157US

Summary

On 5 October 1987 at about 22:15 local time, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40 registered N157US, operated by Northwest Airlines, was involved in an incident near Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. 132 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

5 October 1987 at 22:15

Classification

Incident

Location

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Coordinates

42.9792, -87.9003

Aircraft

McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40

Registration

N157US

Category

Airplane

Engines

3

Operator

Northwest Airlines

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Minneapolis

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

CHI88IA003

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AFTER EXHAUST CENTERBODY FELL AWAY FROM THE #1 ENGINE DURING INITIAL CLIMB. THE CENTERBODY LANDED ON PRIVATE PROPERTY WITH NO PROPERTY DAMAGE. A SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE MANUFACTURER TO INSPECT THE CENTERBODY AND REPLACE THE CENTERBODY ATTACH BOLTS WITHIN 1000 HOURS OF DATE OF ISSUE OF THE SERVICE BULLETIN HAD NOT BEEN COMPLIED WITH.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.