# Incident 19811109080109I: Doug DC915, Chicago, IL, November 9, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 1981, 15:25 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Midway
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MIDA
- 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: N1069T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1069T-1992-06-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC9-15 (registry code 3022036, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc9-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC915
- People aboard: 34
- 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/19811109080109I

## Narrative

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

15000 FEET CABIN PRESSURE DECREASED TO 8600 FEET. MASKS DID NOT DEPLOY. CABIN PRESSURE CONTROLLER REPLACED.

## Other reports on N1069T (1)

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

- [Incident 19891212059589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891212059589I), Dec 12, 1989: Doug DC915 (N1069T), Omaha, NE. Unsafe gear light on approach. Landed without incident. Found loose pin in wire connector to right main gear switch

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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