# Incident 19870328016509I: Doug DC931, Memphis, TN, March 28, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1987, 17:10 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: Memphis 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: N911RW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N911RW-1999-10-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 3022065, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC931
- People aboard: 89
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870328016509I

## Narrative

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

RETURNED AFTER TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE HIGH LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FOUND A LEAK IN DUCTING.

## Other reports on N911RW (2)

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

- [Incident 19840327021999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840327021999I), Mar 27, 1984: Doug DC931 (N911RW), Memphis, TN. Fuel leak from left wing vent. Right tank would not crossfeed. Attributed to a stuck fuel valve.
- [Incident 19830916063769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830916063769I), Sep 16, 1983: Doug DC931 (N911RW), Oklahoma City, OK. Auto pressure failed causing a rapid decompression. Found a malfunctioning controller.

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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