# Incident 19870109006129I: Doug DC931, Memphis, TN, January 9, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1987, 12:45 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: Memphis International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- 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: N945N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N945N-2010-08-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-32 (registry code 302206C, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-32) (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: 53
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870109006129I

## Narrative

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

RED UNSAFE GEAR LIGHT CAME ON BRIEFLY AND THEN RIGHT MAIN GEAR LIGHT WENT OUT. REPLACED SWITCH AND SPLICED A WIRE.

## Other reports on N945N (3)

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

- [Incident 20060717024869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060717024869I), Jul 17, 2006: Doug DC932 (N945N), Albany, NY. (-23) At approx. 1308 EST, northwest flight 1515 departed alb. During climbout, at approx. 1000 ft. MSL, the flight crew heard a loud thump and #2 engine…
- [Incident 20031230035879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031230035879I), Dec 30, 2003: Doug DC932 (N945N), Syracuse, NY. (-23) On December 30, 2003 at approximately 2200 EST, a passenger aboard nwa flight 1560, from dtw to syr, began a disturbance by rapidly ringing his flight…
- [Incident 19810720056499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810720056499I), Jul 20, 1981: Doug DC931 (N945N), Green Bay, WI. Aircraft hydroplaned during landing and ran off end of runway.

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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