# Incident 19801227085109I: Doug DC931, West Palm Beach, FL, December 27, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1980, 17:25 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 26.7153° N, 80.0534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Palm Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7153&lon=-80.0534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N931VJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N931VJ-2003-07-17) (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: 113
- 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/19801227085109I

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND DEPRESSURIZATION. A WIRE HAD BROKEN IN THE TRANSFORMER.

## Other reports on N931VJ (2)

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

- [Incident 19960924034299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960924034299I), Sep 24, 1996: Doug DC931 (N931VJ), Philadelphia, PA, Minor damage. Narrative: shortly after takeoff from abe en route to pit as flt 1544, crew noticed aircraft vibration going through 100 KTS. Crew suspected blown tire. Left…
- [Incident 19960810032689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960810032689I), Aug 10, 1996: Doug DC931 (N931VJ), Rochester, NY. Narrative: on 8/10/96 at 1534 EDT a Douglas DC-9-31 operated by usair, inc., landed at Rochester, NY airport after a precautionary shut-down of the right…

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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