# Incident 19790622017459I: Doug DC931, Chicago, IL, June 22, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1979, 23:53 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Ohare
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N955N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N955N-2005-09-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 3022065, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC931
- People aboard: 27
- 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/19790622017459I

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT DESCENDED AND RETURNED AFTER PRESSURIZATION LOSS. FOUND BROKEN LINE.

## Other reports on N955N (2)

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

- [Incident 19800520083659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800520083659I), May 20, 1980: Doug DC931 (N955N), New Orleans, LA. Flight diverted, engine shutdown after fuel heat valve light illuminated. Found defective valve.
- [Incident 19790527028049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790527028049I), May 27, 1979: Doug DC931 (N955N), Detroit, MI. Emergency landing after experiencing decompression. Found broken ground shift mechanism.

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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