# Incident 19780410009729I: Doug DC931, Boston, MA, April 10, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 1978, 07:40 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Airport: Logan International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USA
- Location: 42.3584° N, 71.0598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boston, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3584&lon=-71.0598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N995VJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N995VJ-2001-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 3022065, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC931
- People aboard: 81
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780410009729I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FLIGHT CREW EXPERIENCED PRESSURIZATION PROBLEMS. FOUND DEFLATED NOSE STRUT.

## Other reports on N995VJ (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19790306009369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790306009369I), Mar 6, 1979: Doug DC9 (N995VJ), Allentown, PA. Engine shut down after touchdown due to low oil pressure and quantity. Cracked flare on oil scavenge pump line.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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