# Incident 19861014061199I: Doug DC951, Memphis, TN, October 14, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1986, 09:30 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: Memphis International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- 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: N780NC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N780NC-2014-06-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51 (registry code 3022051, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-51) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17 series (registry code 52049, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-17-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC951
- People aboard: 67
- 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/19861014061199I

## Narrative

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

RETURNED DUE TO TAIL COMPARTMENT HIGH TEMPERATURE LIGHT. FOUND NUMBER 8 LINE LEAKING.

## Other reports on N780NC (2)

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

- [Accident 20010725026559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010725026559A), Jul 25, 2001: Doug DC951 (N780NC), Detroit, MI, No damage. (-23) During descent into Detroit, and with the "fasten seat belt" light on, one passenger, a commuting flight attendant, joyce flynn, left her seat to go into…
- [Incident 19920329015249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920329015249I), Mar 29, 1992: Doug DC951 (N780NC), Detroit, MI. Pilot left his assigned altitude due to a TCAS alert to climb. Pilot reported a near miss with N525US.

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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