# Incident 19860127004029I: Doug DC914, Memphis, TN, January 27, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1986, 11:37 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: Memphis International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- 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: N8914E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8914E-2013-03-11) (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
- People aboard: 51
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860127004029I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN GEAR HAD UNSAFE INDICATION. VISUALLY CHECKED GEAR DOWN. LANDED AND GEAR PINNED. REPLACED MICRO SWITCH.

## Other reports on N8914E (2)

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

- [Incident 19871104073539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871104073539I), Nov 4, 1987: Doug DC914 (N8914E), Memphis, TN. Oil quanity dropped. Returned. Oil tank cap was off. Mechanic received a 3 day suspension.
- [Incident 19850515022939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850515022939I), May 15, 1985: Doug DC914 (N8914E), Memphis, TN, Minor damage. Aircraft was pulling from ramp with wing walkers when wingtip struck N9355, other aircraft standing still.

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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