# Accident 19871115081909A: Doug DC931, Cleveland, OH, November 15, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1987, 11:00 local time
- Place: Cleveland, OH
- Airport: Cleveland-Hopkins International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EALA
- Location: 41.4094° N, 81.8547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CLEVELAND-HOPKINS INTL (CLE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4094&lon=-81.8547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8988E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8988E-1992-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 3022065, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC931
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D7
- People aboard: 64
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,055 total, 1,014 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88IA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88IA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871115081909A

## Narrative

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

THRUST REVERSER DOOR OPENED DURING DESCENT. HAD FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE OUTBOARD UPPER THRUST REVERSER DRIVER LINK.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL88IA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88IA037), Nov 15, 1987: Douglas DC-9-31 (N8988E), Cleveland, OH, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N8988E (1)

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

- [Incident 19901102055939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901102055939I), Nov 2, 1990: Doug DC931 (N8988E), Atlanta, GA. Aircraft vibration on departure. Returned. Nose tires worn unevenly and gear doors out of adjustment.

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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