# Incident 19940202008789I: Doug DC932, Houston, TX, February 2, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1994, 13:00 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: William P Hobby Airport
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 29.6458° N, 95.2772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WILLIAM P HOBBY (HOU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6458&lon=-95.2772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N949N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N949N-2008-05-08) (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-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC932
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D9A
- People aboard: 75
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,800 total, 12,500 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940202008789I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON DEPARTURE, RIGHT ENGINE FIRE LIGHT CAME ON AND RIGHT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE INDICATOR WENT TO "0" P.S.I. FLIGHT CREW SHUTDOWN RIGHT ENGINE, AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO HOU, LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED A BROKEN 13TH STAGE BLEED DUCT AT TOP OF RIGHT ENGINE. ESCAPING HOT AIR BURNED THE WIRE BUNDLE CAUSING ERRATIC OIL PRESSURE READING. VMC PREVAILED AT TIME OF INCIDENT FOR THIS 121 FLIGHT. THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N949N (1)

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

- [Incident 19880711061929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880711061929I), Jul 11, 1988: Doug DC931 (N949N), Bismarck, ND. Cabin altitude warning. Descended and deployed masks. Regained control. Landed. Loose ducting in tail compartment.

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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