# Incident 19841029063679I: Doug DC931, Boston, MA, October 29, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1984, 15:38 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Airport: Logan International
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 42.3584° N, 71.0598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boston, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3584&lon=-71.0598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N978VJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N978VJ-2005-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 3022065, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC931
- People aboard: 71
- 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/19841029063679I

## Narrative

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

WORDS "BOMB ON" FOUND ON LAVATORY DOOR ON APPROACH TO AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT LANDED AND PASSENGERS EVACUATED.

## Other reports on N978VJ (1)

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

- [Incident 19911023056979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911023056979I), Oct 23, 1991: Doug DC931 (N978VJ), Charlotte, NC, Minor damage. During second try for engine start tower reported tailpipe fire. Evacuated. Changed engine.

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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