# Incident 19790228009059I: Doug DC915, Memphis, TN, February 28, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1979, 07:50 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Location: 35.1495° N, 90.0490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1495&lon=-90.0490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92S-1999-09-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC9-15 (registry code 3022036, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc9-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC915
- People aboard: 82
- 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/19790228009059I

## Narrative

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

AILERON CONTROLS LOCKED IN FLIGHT. IMPROPERLY INSTALLED BEARING IN AILERON TORQUE TUBE.

## Other reports on N92S (1)

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

- [Incident 19790906034669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790906034669I), Sep 6, 1979: Doug DC915 (N92S), New Orleans, LA. Unable to retract nose gear due to a broken retract cylinder bracket.

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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