# Incident 19871028072029I: Doug DC914, Memphis, TN, October 28, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1987, 15:22 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: Memphis International
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- 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: N8904E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8904E-1994-01-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-14 (registry code 3022034, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC914
- People aboard: 67
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871028072029I

## Narrative

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

AIRLINER EVACUATED AFTER LANDING WHEN TOWER REPORTED SMOKE FROM RIGHT MAIN GEAR. NEW BRAKES HAD BEEN INSTALLED.

## Other reports on N8904E (2)

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

- [Incident 19850910050949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850910050949I), Sep 10, 1985: Doug DC914 (N8904E), Memphis, TN. Unsafe gear light during climb. Recycle not effective. Returned for landing. Replaced downlock micro switch.
- [Incident 19820304007029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820304007029I), Mar 4, 1982: Doug DC914 (N8904E), Memphis, TN. Za on climbout right engine lost all power. Inspection found high compressor on engine bad. Engine replaced.

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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