# Incident 19910419025489I: Doug DC863, Houston, TX, April 19, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1991, 20:31 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Houston Intercontinental Airport
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: RAXA
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N868BX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N868BX-2004-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-63 (registry code 302198B, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-63) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC863
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910419025489I

## Narrative

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

FUEL TANK ACCESS PANEL SEAL WAS LEAKING. AREA WAS HOSED DOWN BY FIRE DEPARTMENT.

## Other reports on N868BX (2)

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

- [Incident 19950615020839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950615020839I), Jun 15, 1995: Doug DC873 (N868BX), Raleigh-Durham, NC. Lost hydraulic quantity. Used aux pump. Landed at destination. Broken hydraulic line at rudder aux pump.
- [Incident 19890203014799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890203014799I), Feb 3, 1989: Doug DC863 (N868BX), Fort Wayne, IN, Minor damage. Maneuvering for a turn on ice, left gear left runway. Power application caused right gear to leave also.

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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