# Incident 19880708031969I: Doug DC931, St Louis, MO, July 8, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1988, 21:38 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Lambert-St Louis International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- 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: N976Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N976Z-2001-08-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 302206A, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC931
- People aboard: 41
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880708031969I

## Narrative

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

TAIL HIGH TEMP LIGHT CAME ON ON CLIMB OUT. RETURNED.LEFT ENGINE 13TH STAGE BLEED DUCT HAD CRACKED AT A WELD.

## Other reports on N976Z (3)

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

- [Incident 19950824031739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950824031739I), Aug 24, 1995: Doug DC931 (N976Z), Cleveland, OH. Lost oil pressure near destination NR2 engine. Landed airport. Engine report to follow.
- [Incident 19900219011049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900219011049I), Feb 19, 1990: Doug DC931 (N976Z), St Louis, MO. Spoiler control circuit breaker popped. Returned. Replaced defective auto spoiler actuator.
- [Incident 19880619034779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880619034779I), Jun 19, 1988: Doug DC931 (N976Z), St Louis, MO. Tail compartment over heat light came on after takeoff. Returned. Found leaking air conditioning duct.

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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