# Incident 19851009055919I: Doug DC931, Memphis, TN, October 9, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1985, 18:48 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- 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: N959N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N959N-2013-02-06) (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: 65
- 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/19851009055919I

## Narrative

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

LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID AND MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION NEEDED. O RING CUT AND PINCHED IN LOWER RUDDER POWER ACTUATOR.

## Other reports on N959N (4)

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

- [Incident 19801002072259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801002072259I), Oct 2, 1980: Doug DC931 (N959N), Detroit, MI. Main gear door remained open after gear down and locked.
- [Incident 19800525083689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800525083689I), May 25, 1980: Doug DC931 (N959N), Chicago, IL. Emergency declared after engine shutdown due to high oil pressure. Found broken wire to transmitter.
- [Incident 19791202048349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791202048349I), Dec 2, 1979: Doug DC931 (N959N), Detroit, MI. On takeoff, nose gear door hung open, causing vibration. Returned, landed safely. Maintenance reclosed door.
- [Incident 19780721036039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780721036039I), Jul 21, 1978: Doug DC931 (N959N), Oshkosh, WI, Minor damage. Pilot unable to stop on wet runway. Had quartering tailwind and auto-ground spoilers did not deploy.

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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