# Incident 19801210087409I: Doug DC9, New Orleans, LA, December 10, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 1980, 17:24 local time
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Airport: Moissant International
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: REPA
- Location: 29.9546° N, 90.0751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Orleans, LA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9546&lon=-90.0751&mi=10
- Aircraft: N962N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N962N-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-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC9
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- People aboard: 54
- 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/19801210087409I

## Narrative

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

SLAT DISAGREEMENT LIGHT CAME ON DUE TO MOISTURE IN THE SWITCH.

## Other reports on N962N (3)

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

- [Incident 20020622019259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020622019259I), Jun 22, 2002: Doug DC931 (N962N), Buffalo, NY. (-23) On Saturday, June 22, 2002, during a flight from hpn to dtw, the number one engine oil temperature moved into the yellow range for more than 15 minutes…
- [Incident 19970202010679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970202010679I), Feb 2, 1997: Doug DC931 (N962N), Grand Forks, ND, Minor damage. Narrative: on 02/02/97 at 2106 CST, a DC-9 N962N, with a crew of 6 and 93 pax, operated by northwest airlines and flown by capt. grover n. stein, lost…
- [Incident 19940318014539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940318014539I), Mar 18, 1994: Doug DC931 (N962N), New Orleans, LA. Narrative: the pilot stated that after departing msy and while climbing through 5,500 feet MSL, the left engine fire light illuminated. The pilot declared an…

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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