# Incident 19790719022429I: Doug DC914, Mcallen, TX, July 19, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1979, 09:22 local time
- Place: Mcallen, TX
- Airport: Miller International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TXI
- Location: 26.2034° N, 98.2300° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McAllen, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2034&lon=-98.2300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8902E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8902E-1988-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-14 (registry code 3022034, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC914
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- People aboard: 86
- 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/19790719022429I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SHUTDOWN DUE TO FLUCTUATIONS. FUEL CONTROLLER CHANGED.

## Other reports on N8902E (6)

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

- [Incident 19871025065739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871025065739I), Oct 25, 1987: Doug DC914 (N8902E), Des Moines, IA. The nose gear initially failed to indicate down and locked. Aircraft landed safely. Downlock cannon plug cleaned.
- [Incident 19860615035649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860615035649I), Jun 15, 1986: Doug DC914 (N8902E), Omaha, NE. Returned after oil loss on number 2 engine. Found oil cap improperly secured.
- [Incident 19860521022629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860521022629I), May 21, 1986: Doug DC914 (N8902E), Omaha, NE. Landed safely after unsafe gear indication. Towed to parking. Found a broken wire in down and lock cannon plug.
- [Incident 19810129010159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810129010159I), Jan 29, 1981: Doug DC914 (N8902E), San Antonio, TX. Inoperative flap position transmitter caused stall warning and stick shaker on take off.
- [Incident 19810127009939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810127009939I), Jan 27, 1981: Doug DC914 (N8902E), Houston, TX. At rotation got stall warning. Returned maintenance could not duplicate.
- [Incident 19790804031099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790804031099I), Aug 4, 1979: Doug DC914 (N8902E), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. Improperly labeled box containing batteries spilled acid on baggage bin floor.

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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