19811211088389I

Incident

FAA incident report · Doug DC9-15 · Houston, TX · December 11, 1981

Date: December 11, 1981 · 09:55 local
Place: Houston, TX
Airport: International
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: TXIA
Aircraft: N968E
Reported as: Doug DC915
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8*
People aboard: 48
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N968ERegistration cancelled May 26, 1988 · Douglas DC9-15S/N 45786 Airframe modelDouglas DC9-15

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Za aircraft abruptly yawed with yaw damper and auto pilot off. Yaw damper excitation wires shorted. Wires repaired.

As the FAA filed it

ZA AIRCRAFT ABRUPTLY YAWED WITH YAW DAMPER AND AUTO PILOT OFF. YAW DAMPER EXCITATION WIRES SHORTED. WIRES REPAIRED.

Other reports on N968E · 4

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

Incident 19800615052719INormal Cruise · Houston, TXFlght returned due to engine power fluctuations. Found water in fuel control water trap.Jun 15, 1980 Incident 19800309029039IFinal Approach-IFR · Mexico, MexicoBird strike on final approach. Damage limited to radome.Mar 9, 1980 · Minor damage Incident 19790307018889IClimb · Austin, TXDuring climb engine oil pressure light illuminated. Oil pressure dropped. Pump drive gears failed.Mar 7, 1979 Incident 19780217007339IFinal Approach-IFR · Houston, TXGear safe light went out on final. Gear recycled with no change. Landed safely. Replaced downlock switch wiring.Feb 17, 1978