# Incident 19780812037889I: Doug DC931, Syracuse, NY, August 12, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1978, 11:20 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Hancock
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 43.0413° N, 76.1432° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Syracuse, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0413&lon=-76.1432&mi=10
- Aircraft: N987VJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N987VJ-2003-07-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 3022065, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC931
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D7
- 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/19780812037889I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SHUT DOWN DUE TO FIRE WARNING. FOUND HOLE IN BURNER CASE AND COWLING.

## Other reports on N987VJ (2)

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

- [Incident 19801001072119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801001072119I), Oct 1, 1980: Doug DC9 (N987VJ), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Aircraft encountered vibration in flight for a few seconds. Main gear door missing on ground inspection.
- [Incident 19790522027519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790522027519I), May 22, 1979: Doug DC9 (N987VJ), Philadelphia, PA. Flight returned due to engine failure. Replaced engine.

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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