# Incident 19780814037209I: Doug DC9, Boston, MA, August 14, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1978, 15:22 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Airport: Logan
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EAL
- 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: N8922E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8922E-1994-12-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 3022065, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC9
- People aboard: 93
- 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/19780814037209I

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT RETURNED DUE TO FAULTY GEAR INDICATION. REPLACED FOLLOW-UP TUBE.

## Other reports on N8922E (2)

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

- [Incident 19850202006259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850202006259I), Feb 2, 1985: Doug DC931 (N8922E), Atlanta, GA. Bomb threat to unoccupied airplane at gate. Bomb serach was negative.
- [Incident 19790211006499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790211006499I), Feb 11, 1979: Doug DC931 (N8922E), Boston, MA, Minor damage. Aircraft had abnormal gear indication. Ice restricted door closure and sheared actuating rod.

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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