Incident · 2003-10-12
What the record says
- Event date
- 2003-10-12
- Event type
- Incident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 (N375FE)
- Operating rule
- Part 121
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
the manufacturer's improper installation of the inboard slat drive mechanism's lower left hand anti-torque strut, which resulted in the axial migration of the rod-end bearing, the binding of the anti-torque strut, and the subsequent activation of the slat take-off configuration warning horn. Contributing factors include the aborted take-off, the initiation of normal brakes during a high energy stop, and the main landing gear fire.
Source: NTSB case DEN04IA012Flight 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.