# Incident 19911121056129I: Doug DC931, Cedar Rapids, IA, November 21, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1991, 07:47 local time
- Place: Cedar Rapids, IA
- Airport: Cedar Rapids Municipal
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 42.0083° N, 91.6441° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cedar Rapids, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0083&lon=-91.6441&mi=10
- Aircraft: N915RW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N915RW-2013-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 3022065, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15 (registry code 52051, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC931
- People aboard: 63
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911121056129I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN COCKPIT. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. FOUND AUTO GROUND SPOILER ACTUATOR LIMIT SWITCH HAD MALFUNCTIONED.

## Other reports on N915RW (2)

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

- [Incident 19860212008909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860212008909I), Feb 12, 1986: Doug DC931 (N915RW), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. Struck another parked aircraft while being plushed back from the gate.
- [Accident 19800607018582A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800607018582A), Jun 7, 1980: Doug DC931 (N915RW), Santa Ana, CA, Minor damage. Left wing collided with Cessna. Cessnas wing went under DC9S wing while taxiing._N67649.

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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