# Incident 19870410028079I: Doug DC914, Memphis, TN, April 10, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 1987, 11:21 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: Memphis International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- 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: N3308L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3308L-2017-03-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-14 (registry code 3022034, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-14) (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 DC914
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D7
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870410028079I

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE WAS FOUND TO HAVE LOST 4 QUARTS OF OIL.  A WORN STARTER ADAPTER SEAL WAS REPLACED.

## Other reports on N3308L (2)

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

- [Incident 19891203063729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891203063729I), Dec 3, 1989: Doug DC914 (N3308L), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. Left wing scraped runway on landing flare. Made a go around and landed. Encoutered a strong wind gust.
- [Incident 19840816051069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840816051069I), Aug 16, 1984: Doug DC914 (N3308L), Traverse City, MI, Substantial damage. Bird strike on climbout. Returned. Engine damaged.

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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