# Incident 19790918023769I: Doug DC931, Chicago, IL, September 18, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1979, 22:44 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Ohare
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: REP
- 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: N961N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N961N-2008-08-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 3022065, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-5 (registry code 52046, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC931
- 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/19790918023769I

## Narrative

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

AUX HYDRAULIC SWITCH SHORTED OUT, PUMP KEPT RUNNING. CREW TURNED IT OFF WITH THE CURCUIT BREAKER.

## Other reports on N961N (3)

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

- [Incident 19890806061519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890806061519I), Aug 6, 1989: Doug DC931 (N961N), Great Falls, MT. Annunicator panel had slat disagreement light. Slats extended normally. Had a faulty disagreement light.
- [Incident 19851102060409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851102060409I), Nov 2, 1985: Doug DC931 (N961N), Detroit, MI. Tail cone fell off after aircraft landed. External release handle probably pulled at previous station.
- [Incident 19800116017329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800116017329I), Jan 16, 1980: Doug DC931 (N961N), Chicago, IL. Compressor stall at rotation. Engine operated normally at reduced power.

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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