# Incident 19860217007829I: Doug DC931, Pittsburgh, PA, February 17, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1986, 20:35 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 40.4406° N, 79.9959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4406&lon=-79.9959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N993VJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N993VJ-2013-03-21) (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: 81
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860217007829I

## Narrative

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

SPARKS AND SHOCK TO CAPTAINS FINGER AS NOSE WHEEL LIGHT SWITCH WAS ACTIVATED. REPLACED SWITCH, LAMP AND LEADS.

## Other reports on N993VJ (1)

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

- [Incident 19971201038909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971201038909I), Dec 1, 1997: Doug DC931 (N993VJ), Buffalo, NY. Narrative: on Monday, December 1, 1997, a Douglas DC-9, N993VJ, operated by us airways experienced a faulty nose gear down indication on approach to buf while…

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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