# Incident 19780811037709I: Doug DC9, Chicago, IL, August 11, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1978, 16:10 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: O'Hare
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: REP
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N952N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N952N-2005-02-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 3022065, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC9
- People aboard: 102
- 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/19780811037709I

## Narrative

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

FLGHT RETURNED DUE TO TAIL OVERHEAT WARNING. LUBRICATED AIR CONDITINER DOOR.

## Other reports on N952N (1)

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

- [Incident 19811112079849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811112079849I), Nov 12, 1981: Doug DC931 (N952N), Milwaukee, WI. Flight incurred unwarranted rudder control input. Stability augmentation computer replaced. PN25878263.

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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