# Incident 19900416019699I: Doug DC931, Lansing, MI, April 16, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1990, 19:45 local time
- Place: Lansing, MI
- Airport: Capital City
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 42.7325° N, 84.5555° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lansing, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7325&lon=-84.5555&mi=10
- Aircraft: N940N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N940N-2013-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-32 (registry code 302206C, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-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 DC931
- People aboard: 23
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900416019699I

## Narrative

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

TRIM BREAKERS POPPED ON APPROACH. LANDED SAFELY. FIRE IN CARGO BIN TUNNEL CAUSED BY SHORTED TRIM RELAY.

## Other reports on N940N (3)

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

- [Incident 19830326017769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830326017769I), Mar 26, 1983: Doug DC931 (N940N), Phoenix, AZ. Pilot disregarded ATC instructions. Taxied on active runway. Aircraft on final had to make a missed approach.
- [Incident 19800203020589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800203020589I), Feb 3, 1980: Doug DC931 (N940N), Chicago, IL. Nose gear would not retract after takeoff. Maintenance serviced strut & returned aircraft to service.
- [Incident 19780524040089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780524040089I), May 24, 1978: Doug DC931 (N940N), Aberdeen, SD, Minor damage. Both main tires on right gear blew on landing.

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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