# Incident 19910212008759I: Doug DC982, Voldosta, GA, February 12, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1991, 01:35 local time
- Place: Voldosta, GA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWAA
- Aircraft: N951U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N951U-2011-01-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82) (registry code 3022082, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-82-md-82) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC982
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,257 total, 5,489 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910212008759I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED MINIMUM FUEL WHEN DIRECTED TO CHANGE ALTITUDE. VECTORED FOR DESCENT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N951U (4)

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

- [Incident 19910826042629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910826042629I), Aug 26, 1991: Doug DC982 (N951U), Louisville, KY. Nose gear indicated unsafe. Tower fly-by. Landed safely. Replaced faulty nose landing gear down locked sensor.
- [Incident 19900516024219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900516024219I), May 16, 1990: Doug DC982 (N951U), St Louis, MO. Passenger reported what appeared to be fire in wing tip. Found electrical short in strobe light.
- [Incident 19880611031599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880611031599I), Jun 11, 1988: Doug DC982 (N951U), St Louis, MO. Nr 2 engine spooled down to idle. Unable to increase power. Landed safely. Replaced NR2 engine fuel control.
- [Incident 19861203070009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861203070009I), Dec 3, 1986: Doug DC982 (N951U), St Louis, MO. Aircraft returned to field when crew noted vibration. Nose gear forward link was found broken.

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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