# Incident 19850306009509I: Doug DC932, Indianapolis, IN, March 6, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1985, 07:04 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: OZAA
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N931L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N931L-2005-10-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-32 (registry code 3022066, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-32) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC932
- People aboard: 38
- 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/19850306009509I

## Narrative

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

CABIN RATE OF CLIMB WENT TO MAX RATE. EMERGENCY DESCENT. CONTROL OF PRESSURE REGAINED. FLEXIBLE COUPLING FAILED.

## Other reports on N931L (3)

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

- [Incident 19870903058319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870903058319I), Sep 3, 1987: Doug DC932 (N931L), Omaha, NE. Fire erupted in a galley oven. Put out by crew. Aircraft returned to departure airport.
- [Incident 19860613034119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860613034119I), Jun 13, 1986: Doug DC932 (N931L), St Louis, MO. After takeoff, the crosstie and left generator warning lights came on. Returned. Replaced left voltage regulator.
- [Incident 19820811042829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820811042829I), Aug 11, 1982: Doug DC932 (N931L), St Louis, MO. While refueling aircraft the fuel line ruptured spraying fuel on wing and two agents. Had been dragged on ramp.

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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