# Incident 19800915068309I: Doug DC931, New Orleans, FL, September 15, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1980, 18:30 local time
- Place: New Orleans, FL
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EALA
- Aircraft: N8983E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8983E-1992-10-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 3022065, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC931
- People aboard: 46
- 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/19800915068309I

## Narrative

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

FALSE ENGINE FIRE WARNING DUE TO A CRACK IN FORWARD FLANGE OF THE NOSE CONE ANTI ICE DUCT.

## Other reports on N8983E (1)

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

- [Incident 19891203061629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891203061629I), Dec 3, 1989: Doug DC931 (N8983E), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. Unable to control pressurization. Masks deployed. Engine fan case had a hole and two flow control valves not working

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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