# Incident 19790521100349I: Doug DC9, Houston, TX, May 21, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1979, 08:30 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TXI
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N949L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N949L-2018-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-14 (registry code 3022034, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC9
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D1
- People aboard: 66
- 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/19790521100349I

## Narrative

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

EPR SURGE AND FLUCTUATION DURING CLIMBOUT. REPLACED EPR TRANSDUCER.

## Other reports on N949L (2)

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

- [Incident 19860126003599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860126003599I), Jan 26, 1986: Doug DC914 (N949L), Omaha, NE. Did not have down and locked light on left main gear. Rechecked system and replaced burned out bulb.
- [Incident 19800427046429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800427046429I), Apr 27, 1980: Doug DC914 (N949L), Houston, TX. Stall warning sounded during takeoff. Flight returned. Stall warning signal summing unit changed.

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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