# Incident 19780503031669I: Doug DC931, Charlotte, NC, May 3, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1978, 10:29 local time
- Place: Charlotte, NC
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EAL
- Location: 35.2271° N, 80.8431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlotte, NC, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2271&lon=-80.8431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8917E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8917E-1995-02-08) (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: 68
- 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/19780503031669I

## Narrative

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

CABIN DEPRESSURIZED DUE TO RUPTURED DUCT ON WATER SEPERATOR.

## Other reports on N8917E (1)

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

- [Incident 19850111004489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850111004489I), Jan 11, 1985: Doug DC931 (N8917E), Boston, MA. Pilot reported a phase right buss fail light on. Landed. Replaced right volt regulator and nr 2 eng. Generator.

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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