# Incident 19870403023939I: Doug DC931, Pittsburgh, PA, April 3, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1987, 15:40 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 40.4406° N, 79.9959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4406&lon=-79.9959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N940VJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N940VJ-2013-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 3022065, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC931
- People aboard: 83
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 8,800 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870403023939I

## Narrative

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

CABIN PRESSURE CLIMBED EN ROUTE, DESCENT MADE. SPLIT WYE DUCT HAD COME OFF.

## Other reports on N940VJ (4)

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

- [Incident 19850216006429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850216006429I), Feb 16, 1985: Doug DC931 (N940VJ), Memphis, TN. Fuel heat light right engine came on. Returned for landing. Faulty valve replaced.
- [Incident 19801215087589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801215087589I), Dec 15, 1980: Doug DC931 (N940VJ), Raleigh, NC, Minor damage. Tail cone fell off on landing. Release handle was out of socket.
- [Incident 19790112001719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790112001719I), Jan 12, 1979: Doug DC931 (N940VJ), Buffalo, NY. Gear unsafe light due to ice and snow on down lock switch.
- [Incident 19790103002419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790103002419I), Jan 3, 1979: Doug DC931 (N940VJ), Albany, NY. Plane returned to gate to offload sick passenger.

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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