# Incident 19801002072259I: Doug DC931, Detroit, MI, October 2, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1980, 09:38 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Metro
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: REPA
- Location: 42.3314° N, 83.0458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3314&lon=-83.0458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N959N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N959N-2013-02-06) (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: 31
- 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/19801002072259I

## Narrative

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

MAIN GEAR DOOR REMAINED OPEN AFTER GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED.

## Other reports on N959N (4)

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

- [Incident 19851009055919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851009055919I), Oct 9, 1985: Doug DC931 (N959N), Memphis, TN, Minor damage. Loss of hydraulic fluid and manual gear extension needed. O ring cut and pinched in lower rudder power actuator.
- [Incident 19800525083689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800525083689I), May 25, 1980: Doug DC931 (N959N), Chicago, IL. Emergency declared after engine shutdown due to high oil pressure. Found broken wire to transmitter.
- [Incident 19791202048349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791202048349I), Dec 2, 1979: Doug DC931 (N959N), Detroit, MI. On takeoff, nose gear door hung open, causing vibration. Returned, landed safely. Maintenance reclosed door.
- [Incident 19780721036039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780721036039I), Jul 21, 1978: Doug DC931 (N959N), Oshkosh, WI, Minor damage. Pilot unable to stop on wet runway. Had quartering tailwind and auto-ground spoilers did not deploy.

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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