# Incident 19811211088389I: Doug DC915, Houston, TX, December 11, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1981, 09:55 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TXIA
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N968E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N968E-1988-05-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC9-15 (registry code 3022036, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc9-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC915
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- People aboard: 48
- 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/19811211088389I

## Narrative

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

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 19800615052719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800615052719I), Jun 15, 1980: Doug DC9 (N968E), Houston, TX. Flght returned due to engine power fluctuations. Found water in fuel control water trap.
- [Incident 19800309029039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800309029039I), Mar 9, 1980: Doug DC915 (N968E), Mexico, Mexico, Minor damage. Bird strike on final approach. Damage limited to radome.
- [Incident 19790307018889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790307018889I), Mar 7, 1979: Doug DC9 (N968E), Austin, TX. During climb engine oil pressure light illuminated. Oil pressure dropped. Pump drive gears failed.
- [Incident 19780217007339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780217007339I), Feb 17, 1978: Doug DC9 (N968E), Houston, TX. Gear safe light went out on final. Gear recycled with no change. Landed safely. Replaced downlock switch wiring.

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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