# Incident 19880811057659I: Doug DC931, Memphis, TN, August 11, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1988, 16:45 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: Memphis International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- 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: N919RW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N919RW-2013-02-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 3022065, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC931
- People aboard: 74
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880811057659I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN CABIN COMING FROM OVERHEAD IN CABIN. A FAILED BRACKET ALLOWED TRANSFORMERS TO CONTACT A WIRE BUNDLE.

## Other reports on N919RW (2)

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

- [Incident 19940927036379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940927036379I), Sep 27, 1994: Doug DC931 (N919RW), Washington, DC. Left engine failed on climbout. Returned, taxied to gate. Turbine section failed.
- [Incident 19840408015239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840408015239I), Apr 8, 1984: Doug DC931 (N919RW), Palmdale, CA. Unable to control cabin pressure. Descended to a lower altitude. Replaced the pressure amplifier.

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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