# Incident 19870324014999I: Doug DC914, Memphis, TN, March 24, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1987, 14:55 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- 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: N948L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N948L-2002-01-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-14 (registry code 3022034, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC914
- People aboard: 64
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870324014999I

## Narrative

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

LOUD POP HEARD WITH GEAR RETRACTION.. RETURNED AND FOUND NOSE GEAR DOOR HANGING. LUBRICATED THE LATCH.

## Other reports on N948L (2)

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

- [Incident 19910313008379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910313008379I), Mar 13, 1991: Doug DC914 (N948L), Covington - Cin, OH. Pilot reported possible fuel leak. Landed safely. Later changed pacer supply and cannon plug.
- [Incident 19820211003249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820211003249I), Feb 11, 1982: Doug DC914 (N948L), San Francisco, CA, Minor damage. Unsafe gear light. Used manual extension. Damaged open gear doors on landing. Defective micro switch.

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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