# Incident 19850214011649I: Doug DC931, Memphis, TN, February 14, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 1985, 13:00 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: REPA
- Location: 35.1495° N, 90.0490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1495&lon=-90.0490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89S-2013-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 3022065, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC931
- 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/19850214011649I

## Narrative

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

BOMB THREAT WHILE LOADED AT GATE. PASSENGERS EVACUATED QUICKLY. SEARCHED AIRCRAFT NO BOMB FOUND.

## Other reports on N89S (1)

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

- [Incident 19860419018639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860419018639I), Apr 19, 1986: Doug DC931 (N89S), Memphis, TN. Engine shutdown due to high oil temperature. Ground checked and unable to duplicate the problem at altitude.

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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