# Incident 19801019075269I: Doug DC931, Chicago, IL, October 19, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1980, 20:50 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Ohare International
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: REPA
- 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: N958N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N958N-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: 85
- 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/19801019075269I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO GET A DOWN LIGHT FOR THE NOSE GEAR. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AND THE DOWN LOCK SWITCH WAS REPLACED.

## Other reports on N958N (2)

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

- [Incident 19860221010729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860221010729I), Feb 21, 1986: Doug DC931 (N958N), Memphis, TN. Left engine lost power after takeoff. Overweight landing. Removed and replaced engine.
- [Incident 19800322033209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800322033209I), Mar 22, 1980: Doug DC931 (N958N), St. Louis, MO. Engine shut down due to oil pressure light. Oil loss due to pinched "o" ring at oil strainer cover.

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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