# Incident 19870530023959I: Doug DC931, Memphis, TN, May 30, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1987, 20:58 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: N918RW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N918RW-2007-10-24) (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: 34
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870530023959I

## Narrative

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

STALL INDICATOR FAILURE LIGHT CAME ON DURING CLIMB OUT. RETURNED. FOUND BROKEN WIRE AT THE VANE OF THE TRANSMITTER.

## Other reports on N918RW (4)

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

- [Incident 19930523021549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930523021549I), May 23, 1993: Doug DC931 (N918RW), White Plains, NY. Lost cabin pressure at altitude. Descended to lower altitu de. Continued to White Plains. Replaced pressure amplifier
- [Accident 19881030048499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881030048499A), Oct 30, 1988: Doug DC931 (N918RW), Memphis, TN, Substantial damage. Food service truck intruded into taxiway as driver tried to pass a parked truck. DC9 wing tip struck truck.
- [Incident 19861113065829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861113065829I), Nov 13, 1986: Doug DC931 (N918RW), Dallas-Fort Wor, TX. Diverted due to frozen aileron cables. Ice on cables came from residual water after leaking water line was capped.
- [Incident 19791209047819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791209047819I), Dec 9, 1979: Doug DC931 (N918RW), San Antonio, TX. Could not control cabin pressure at altitude. Landed. Maintenance could not duplicate the problem.

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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