# Incident 19870920069509I: Doug DC931, Memphis, TN, September 20, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1987, 12:38 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: Memphis International
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- 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: N912RW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N912RW-2001-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 3022065, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (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 DC931
- People aboard: 40
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870920069509I

## Narrative

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

RUDDER HAD A TENDENCY TO HUNT ON TAKEOFF ROLL. ABORTED. REPLACED YAW DAMPER ACTUATOR.

## Other reports on N912RW (4)

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

- [Incident 19940428013649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940428013649I), Apr 28, 1994: Doug DC931 (N912RW), Buffalo, NY, Minor damage. Experienced loud noise and yaw enroute. Right cowling blew off. Diverted to Buffalo.
- [Incident 19930322012189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930322012189I), Mar 22, 1993: Doug DC931 (N912RW), Wichita, KS. Lost pressure when airfoil de ice system turned on. Landed at destination. Right air conditioning pack hose failed.
- [Incident 19910405012439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910405012439I), Apr 5, 1991: Doug DC931 (N912RW), Memphis, TN. Lost pressurization on descent. Oxygen mask deployed. Landed safely. Replaced pressure controller.
- [Incident 19880105004639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880105004639I), Jan 5, 1988: Doug DC931 (N912RW), Great Falls, MT. Returned to airport, had a pressurization system problem. Found ground shift mechanism had frozen in ground mode.

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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