# Incident 19780424011259I: Doug DC931, Dallas, TX, April 24, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1978, 19:55 local time
- Place: Dallas, TX
- Airport: Fort Worth
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: OZA
- Location: 32.7831° N, 96.8067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7831&lon=-96.8067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N990Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N990Z-2013-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 302206A, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC931
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D7
- People aboard: 39
- 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/19780424011259I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED ON TAKEOFF. ENGINE REVERSE BLOCKER DOORS DEPLOYED AND REMAINED OPEN IN FLIGHT. RETURNED TO AIRPORT

## Other reports on N990Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19860502024009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860502024009I), May 2, 1986: Doug DC931 (N990Z), St Louis, MO. Nose gear door would not close after takeoff. Returned and found preload too low. Adjusted doors.

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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