# Incident 19891203061629I: Doug DC931, Atlanta, GA, December 3, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 1989, 11:00 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: The William B Hartsfield Atla
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EALA
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8983E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8983E-1992-10-26) (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 JT8D7B
- People aboard: 67
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891203061629I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CONTROL PRESSURIZATION. MASKS DEPLOYED.ENGINE FAN CASE HAD A HOLE AND TWO FLOW CONTROL VALVES NOT WORKING

## Other reports on N8983E (1)

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

- [Incident 19800915068309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800915068309I), Sep 15, 1980: Doug DC931 (N8983E), New Orleans, FL. False engine fire warning due to a crack in forward flange of the nose cone anti ice 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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