# Incident 19870326017329I: Doug DC914, Memphis, TN, March 26, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1987, 23:23 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- 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: N3312L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3312L-1998-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-14 (registry code 3022034, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC914
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D15A
- People aboard: 57
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870326017329I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT ENGINE BEGAN OVERHEATING ON CLIMB. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO AIRPORT. FILTER TO BLEED VALVE CONTROLLER BLOCKED.

## Other reports on N3312L (2)

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

- [Incident 19801104078949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801104078949I), Nov 4, 1980: Doug DC9 (N3312L), Gordonsville, VA. Aircraft experienced depressurization at FL330. Masks dropped. Emergency descent. Landed uneventfully.
- [Incident 19800103011099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800103011099I), Jan 3, 1980: Doug DC9 (N3312L), Grand Rapids, MI. Pilot taxied off taxiway in icy conditions. Tower failed to advise of ice.

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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