Plane Crash List

Douglas DC-9-30 N536TX

18 October 1982 · Houston, Texas, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 18 October 1982 at about 05:00 local time, a Douglas DC-9-30 registered N536TX, operated by Texas International, was involved in an incident near Houston, Texas, United States. 65 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 05:00
Classification
Incident
Location
Houston, Texas, United States
Nearest airport
Houston International (HOU)
Coordinates
29.6494, -95.2798
Aircraft
Douglas DC-9-30
Registration
N536TX
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
Texas International
Operating rule
Part 121: Air Carrier
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Houston → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Minor
Weather
VMC
Light
Not Reported
NTSB number
DCA83IA002

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
65 0 0 0 65

Probable cause

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

THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT NOSE LANDING GEAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL. THE TREAD SEPARATION RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE GROUND SHIFT MECHANISM, NOSE GEAR DOOR, TAXI LIGHT AND THE EE COMPARTMENT DOOR. THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, WITH THE ANTI-SKID "ON", NO BRAKING ACTION WAS AVAILABLE; HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT WAS STOPPED BY USING REVERSE THRUST. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE DAMAGED SHIFT MECHANISM RESULTED IN A FAULTY SIGNAL TO THE ANTI-SKID SYSTEM, PLACING THE BRAKE SYSTEM IN AN "AIRBORNE" MODE. AN INSPECTION OF THE TIRE REVEALED THAT A LINER REPAIR HAD BEEN STITCHED INTO PLACE OVER A CUT REGION. THERE WAS EVIDENCE THAT THE CUT OCCURRED FROM A PUNCTURE. AC145-4, "INSPECTION, RETREAD REPAIR, AND ALTERATIONS OF AIRCRAFT TIRES GENERALLY RECOMMENDED AGAINST ANY ATTEMPT TO REPAIR CUTS THROUGH MORE THAN 40% OF THE PLY AND SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT TIRES WITH PUNCTURES ARE NON-REPAIRABLE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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