# Incident 19861115069679I: Doug DC931, St Louis, MO, November 15, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1986, 17:07 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Lambert-St Louis International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: OZAA
- Location: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6273&lon=-90.1979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N988Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N988Z-2013-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 302206A, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-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: 73
- 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/19861115069679I

## Narrative

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

IMPROPER MAIN GEAR DOOR INDICATION ON APPROACH. ALTERNATE EXTENSION USED. FOUND FAULTY DOOR POSITION SWITCH.

## Other reports on N988Z (6)

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

- [Incident 19990521017189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990521017189I), May 21, 1999: Doug DC931 (N988Z), Kansas City, MO. On 5-21-99 at 1002 am., twa flight 515 was in route from stl to ict when its right oil strainer clogging annuciator light came on. The power was reduced and…
- [Incident 19920504026699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920504026699I), May 4, 1992: Doug DC931 (N988Z), Des Moines, IA. NR4 MLG tire blew on landing rollout. Tire changed.
- [Incident 19840201009929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840201009929I), Feb 1, 1984: Doug DC931 (N988Z), Tampa, FL. Fire in the commode bowl. Taxiing for takeoff. Flames were from white tissue. Found smoke deposit under toilet seat
- [Incident 19820710036869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820710036869I), Jul 10, 1982: Doug DC9 (N988Z), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Pilot returned when engine fire warning came on. Fired both bottles. Damage to turbine section.
- [Incident 19800307031529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800307031529I), Mar 7, 1980: Doug DC931 (N988Z), Peoria, IL, Minor damage. Burned spots in fuselage due to lightning strike.
- [Incident 19791217046529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791217046529I), Dec 17, 1979: Doug DC931 (N988Z), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. Main landing gear would not retract, gear doors open. Found maintenance bypass handle left in down position.

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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