Incident · 1989-07-18

NTSB case CHI89IA140 · MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-10-10 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1989-07-18
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-10-10 (N1846U)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: UNITED AIRLINES, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): UNITED AIRLINES

Probable cause

HYDROPLANING ATTRIBUTED TO THE PHYSICAL CONDITION OF THE RUNWAY, AND THE AIRPORT PERSONNEL'S FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY MAINTAIN THE RUNWAY. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: THE RAIN AND THE WET RUNWAY.

Source: NTSB case CHI89IA140

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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