# Incident 19781217025549I: Doug DC9, Windsor Locks, CT, December 17, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1978, 11:24 local time
- Place: Windsor Locks, CT
- Airport: Bradley International
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USA
- Location: 41.9390° N, 72.6843° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BRADLEY INTL (BDL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9390&lon=-72.6843&mi=10
- Aircraft: N956VJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N956VJ-2013-06-27) (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 DC9
- People aboard: 37
- 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/19781217025549I

## Narrative

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

PILOT GOT UNSAFE NOSE GEAR INDICATION,ALTERNATE SYSTEM USED. FOUND DEFECTIVE NOSE GEAR DOWN LOCK SENSOR.

## Other reports on N956VJ (3)

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

- [Incident 19900301012379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900301012379I), Mar 1, 1990: Doug DC931 (N956VJ), Charleston, WV. While turning off runway, right wheel went into mud next to taxiway. Nose gear then left pavement.
- [Incident 19840806042419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840806042419I), Aug 6, 1984: Doug DC9* (N956VJ), Nashville, TN, Substantial damage. Decrease of epr, loud bang, engine failed. Top cowling absent. Fuel nozzle lockring misassembled.
- [Incident 19831216069629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831216069629I), Dec 16, 1983: Doug DC931 (N956VJ), Albany, NY. Flight attendant became ill. Having trouble breathing. Diverted to Albany. Taken to medical center.

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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