# Incident 19880320024059I: Doug DC932, St Louis, MO, March 20, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1988, 10:34 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Lambert-St Louis International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWAA
- Location: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6273&lon=-90.1979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N929L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N929L-2013-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-32 (registry code 3022066, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-32) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC932
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- People aboard: 65
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880320024059I

## Narrative

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

FUEL VENTING FROM WING ON TAKEOFF. RETURNED TO STL. REPLACED WING CLIMB VENT FLOAT VALVE. RESEALED WING SURGE BOX.

## Other reports on N929L (2)

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

- [Incident 19940919042779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940919042779I), Sep 19, 1994: Doug DC932 (N929L), Little Rock, AR. Tail compartment warning light. Returned to Little Rock. Two air ducts separated at octopus cluster.
- [Incident 19870519019629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870519019629I), May 19, 1987: Doug DC932 (N929L), St Louis, MO. Right engine oil pressure fell on takeoff. Reduced power and returned. Adjusted relief valve.

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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