McDonnell Douglas MD80 N83873
8 July 1994 · Denver, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 July 1994 at about 21:00 local time, a McDonnell Douglas MD80 registered N83873, operated by Continental Airlines, was involved in an incident near Denver, Colorado, United States. 142 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:00
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Denver, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Stapleton International (DEN)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- McDonnell Douglas MD80
- Registration
- N83873
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Continental Airlines
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Houston → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW94IA227
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142 |
Probable cause
FAILURE OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TORQUE LINK ASSEMBLY AND SHIMMY DAMPENER FOR UNKNOWN REASONS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DURING LANDING ROLL, FOLLOWING AN UNEVENTFUL REVENUE PASSENGER FLIGHT, THE LANDING GEAR BEGAN TO VIBRATE. BRAKES WERE RELEASED AND REAPPLIED WITH NO EFFECT ON THE VIBRATION. INSPECTION OF THE LANDING GEAR REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TORQUE LINK AND SHIMMY DAMPENER HAD FAILED AND THE GEAR HAD ROTATED 180 DEGREES SEPARATING BRAKE AND OTHER HYDRAULIC LINES. THIS IS THE FIFTH OCCURRENCE OF THIS TYPE ON MD80 SERIES AIRCRAFT AND THE THIRD OCCURRENCE ON RUNWAY 26R AT STAPLETON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, DENVER, COLORADO.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other McDonnell Douglas MD80 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jul 1988 | McDonnell Douglas MD80 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | American Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 2009 | McDonnell Douglas MD80 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 2012 | McDonnell Douglas MD80-80 | Copenhagen, Denmark | - | Unknown | - |
| 24 Jan 2012 | McDonnell Douglas MD80 | Kabul, Afghanistan | Swift Air | Unknown | - |
| 24 Jul 2014 | McDonnell Douglas MD80-80 | Gossi, Mali | - | Unknown | - |
| 16 Jun 2014 | McDonnell Douglas MD80-80 | Kinmen, China | Far Eastern Air transport | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan 1994 | Bellanca 8KCAB-180 | Colo. Springs, Colorado, United States | Aerotech Flight Services | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Jan 1994 | Cessna 195 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | Hoghland, Vohs, and Murphy | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jan 1994 | Bell 206L-3 | Cascade, Colorado, United States | Puget Sound Helicopters | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1994 | Cessna 182P | Meeker, Colorado, United States | Steamboat Flight Academy, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1994 | Cessna 177RG | Longmont, Colorado, United States | Debruzzi, Michael S. | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1994 | Rockwell 690C | Hayden, Colorado, United States | Casper Air Service | No injuries | - |