# Incident 19900131001729I: Doug DC931, Louisville, KY, January 31, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 1990, 14:45 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Airport: Standiford Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EALA
- Location: 38.2602° N, 85.5394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2602&lon=-85.5394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8978E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8978E-2010-07-20) (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: 70
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90IA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90IA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900131001729I

## Narrative

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

TOWER ADVISED FIRE ON LEFT SIDE ON ROLLOUT. EVACUATED. TORQUE LINK APEX BOLT SHEARED AND GEAR ASSEMBLY ROTATED.

## 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 ATL90IA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90IA060), Jan 31, 1990: Douglas DC-9-31 (N8978E), Louisville, KY, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: THE DISABLING OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR TORQUE LINK WHICH ALLOWED THE TRUCK TO ROTATE FREELY. THE TORQUE LINK WAS DISABLED WHEN EXCESSIVE VIBRATION WAS GENERATED BY EXCESSIVE PLAY OF THE TORQUE LINK…

## Other reports on N8978E (4)

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

- [Incident 20060706013349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060706013349I), Jul 6, 2006: Doug DC931 (N8978E), Kansas City, MO. (-23) On July 6, 2006 northwest airlines flight 1752, a DC-9-31, lost the number two engine upper side cowling on climb out from Kansas City International…
- [Incident 20000723036049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000723036049I), Jul 23, 2000: Doug DC931 (N8978E), Pittsburgh, PA. (-23)On July 23, 2000, at 0730E, a DC-9, s/n 47327, registered as N8978E, and operating as "nwaa" flight #1451 diverted to and landed at "pit". The aircraft…
- [Incident 19951206044509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951206044509I), Dec 6, 1995: Doug DC931 (N8978E), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. Narrative: while aircraft was at dtw, maintenance noticed the left main landing gear wheel assembly missing. Maintenance also found damage on the left inboard…
- [Accident 19840725069749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840725069749A), Jul 25, 1984: Doug DC931 (N8978E), Augusta, GA. Passenger standing in aisle injured by severe turbulence. Seat belt sign on. Attendants unaware of passenger.

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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