# Incident 19830211007649I: Doug DC914, Houston, TX, February 11, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 1983, 10:50 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: William P Hobby
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: REPA
- Location: 29.6458° N, 95.2772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WILLIAM P HOBBY (HOU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6458&lon=-95.2772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8905E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8905E-2009-12-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-14 (registry code 3022034, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC914
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D7
- People aboard: 29
- 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/19830211007649I

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE DEVELOPED AN EXTREME VIBRATION. ENGINE SHUT DOWN. FOUND METAL IN SCREENS. SUSPECT #4 BEARING FAILURE.

## Other reports on N8905E (2)

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

- [Incident 19820530024389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820530024389I), May 30, 1982: Doug DC914 (N8905E), Sioux Falls, SD. Pilot became incapacitated soon after leaving gate. Flight attendants administered cpr. Pilot taken to hospital.
- [Incident 19801201085709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801201085709I), Dec 1, 1980: Doug DC914 (N8905E), Memphis, TN. Za flight returned due to pressurization problem. Replaced outflow valve actuator.

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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