# Incident 19860903069689I: Doug DC931, Chicago, IL, September 3, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1986, 19:12 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago-O Hare International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 41.9769° N, 87.9081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (ORD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9769&lon=-87.9081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N952VJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N952VJ-2013-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 3022065, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC931
- People aboard: 112
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 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/19860903069689I

## Narrative

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

UNRULY ALLEDGEDLY INTOXICATED PASSENGER REMOVED BY SECURITY AFTER STRIKING A FLIGHT ATTENDANT AND THE CAPTAIN.

## Other reports on N952VJ (5)

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

- [Incident 19930218005209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930218005209I), Feb 18, 1993: Doug DC931 (N952VJ), Buffalo, NY. Unsafe gear light on final. Made go around. Landed safely. Replaced corroded nose down lock electrical connector.
- [Incident 19890827052179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890827052179I), Aug 27, 1989: Doug DC931 (N952VJ), Buffalo, NY. Vibration after takeoff. Returned. Tower checked for gears down. Found right nose gear door cable was broken.
- [Incident 19850805044609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850805044609I), Aug 5, 1985: Doug DC931 (N952VJ), Kansas City, MO. Auto spoilers deployed while in flare prior to touchdown. Ground shift mechanism was out of tolerance.
- [Incident 19790522200499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790522200499I), May 22, 1979: Doug DC9 (N952VJ), Washington, DC. Passenger oxygen masks dropped in climb. Descended and returned for precautionary landing.
- [Incident 19790203004539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790203004539I), Feb 3, 1979: Doug DC931 (N952VJ), Rochester, NY. Engine shut down after power loss. Found severe turbine damage.

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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