Descripción:
American Flight 96 had departed Detroit-Metropolitan Airport and was climbing through 11,750 feet at 260 kt IAS when the flightcrew felt a "thud". Simultaneously dust and dirt flew up into their faces, the rudder pedals moved to the full left-rudder position, the three thrust levers moved back to the near flight-idle position and the airplane yawed to the right. The crew managed to regain control of the plane, although a.o. elevator response was sluggish, and rudder control was not available. An emergency was declared and the crew returned to Detroit. A safe runway 03 long final approach and landing were carried out.
It appeared that a cargo door had separated, causing a rapid decompression, which, in turn, caused failure of the cabin floor over the bulk cargo compartment.
The separated door caused minor damage to the fuselage above the door and substantial damage to the leading edge and upper surface of the left horizontal
stabilizer.
Causa Probable del Percance: Se determino que al cerrar la puerta trasera de carga del jet, esta no quedo asegurada apropiadamente mientras preparaban el jet para volar. El diseño del mecanismo de seguridad de la puerta permitió, aparentemente, que la puerta se cerrara, pero en realidad no se habían encajado los seguros bien.
| Estado: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Fecha: | lunes 12 junio 1972 |
| Hora: | 19:44 EST |
| Tipo: |  McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 |
| Operador: | American Airlines |
| Registración: | N103AA |
| Numéro de série: | 46503/5 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1971 |
| Horas Totales de la Célula: | 2142 |
| Motores: | 3 General Electric CF6-6D |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 11 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 56 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 67 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Considerable |
| Consecuencias: | Repaired |
| Ubicación: | cerca Windsor, ON ( Canadá)
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| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Doméstico Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Detroit-Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, MI (DTW/KDTW), Estados Unidos de América |
| Buffalo-Greater Buffalo International Airport, NY (BUF/KBUF), Estados Unidos de América | |
| Número de Vuelo: | AA96 |
American Flight 96 had departed Detroit-Metropolitan Airport and was climbing through 11,750 feet at 260 kt IAS when the flightcrew felt a "thud". Simultaneously dust and dirt flew up into their faces, the rudder pedals moved to the full left-rudder position, the three thrust levers moved back to the near flight-idle position and the airplane yawed to the right. The crew managed to regain control of the plane, although a.o. elevator response was sluggish, and rudder control was not available. An emergency was declared and the crew returned to Detroit. A safe runway 03 long final approach and landing were carried out.
It appeared that a cargo door had separated, causing a rapid decompression, which, in turn, caused failure of the cabin floor over the bulk cargo compartment.
The separated door caused minor damage to the fuselage above the door and substantial damage to the leading edge and upper surface of the left horizontal
stabilizer.
Probable Cause:
Causa Probable del Percance: Se determino que al cerrar la puerta trasera de carga del jet, esta no quedo asegurada apropiadamente mientras preparaban el jet para volar. El diseño del mecanismo de seguridad de la puerta permitió, aparentemente, que la puerta se cerrara, pero en realidad no se habían encajado los seguros bien.
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Distance from Detroit-Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, MI to Buffalo-Greater Buffalo International Airport, NY as the crow flies is 384 km (240 miles).
Distance from Detroit-Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, MI to Buffalo-Greater Buffalo International Airport, NY as the crow flies is 384 km (240 miles).
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