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Incident

FAA incident report · Doug DC-9-31 · Houston, TX · December 13, 1980

Date: December 13, 1980 · 17:00 local
Place: Houston, TX
Airport: Hobby
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: REPA
Aircraft: N921RW
Reported as: Doug DC931
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8*
People aboard: 16
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N921RWRegistration cancelled Nov 19, 2013 · Douglas DC-9-31S/N 47164 · Built 1968 Airframe modelDouglas DC-9-31 Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D-9 seriesTurbo-jet

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Flight returned due to fuel coming out of wing tip. Fuel load was unbalanced.

As the FAA filed it

FLIGHT RETURNED DUE TO FUEL COMING OUT OF WING TIP. FUEL LOAD WAS UNBALANCED.

Other reports on N921RW · 3

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

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