19790112001719I

Incident

FAA incident report · Doug DC-9-31 · Buffalo, NY · January 12, 1979

Date: January 12, 1979 · 21:15 local
Place: Buffalo, NY
Airport: International
Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: USA
Aircraft: N940VJ
Reported as: Doug DC931
People aboard: 63
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N940VJRegistration cancelled Mar 20, 2013 · Douglas DC-9-31S/N 47053 · Built 1967 Airframe modelDouglas DC-9-31 Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D-1Turbo-jet

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Gear unsafe light due to ice and snow on down lock switch.

As the FAA filed it

GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT DUE TO ICE AND SNOW ON DOWN LOCK SWITCH.

Other reports on N940VJ · 4

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

Incident 19870403023939INormal Cruise · Pittsburgh, PACabin pressure climbed en route, descent made. Split wye duct had come off.Apr 3, 1987 Incident 19850216006429ITo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · Memphis, TNFuel heat light right engine came on. Returned for landing. Faulty valve replaced.Feb 16, 1985 Incident 19801215087589ILevel Off Touchdown · Raleigh, NCTail cone fell off on landing. Release handle was out of socket.Dec 15, 1980 · Minor damage Incident 19790103002419IOther Ground Ops · Albany, NYPlane returned to gate to offload sick passenger.Jan 3, 1979