# Incident 19951009046949I: Doug DC914, Toledo, OH, October 9, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1995, 11:15 local time
- Place: Toledo, OH
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 41.6639° N, 83.5552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Toledo, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6639&lon=-83.5552&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8907E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8907E-1999-09-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-14 (registry code 3022034, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC914
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,426 total, 14,751 in this make and model, 141 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951009046949I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: NORTHWEST FLT 1741. ON 10/09/95 WAS CLIMBING OUT OF DETROIT (DTW) GOING TO NASHVILLE (BNA). AS THE AUTO PILOT WAS APPROACHING THE CLEARANCE ALTITUDE "290" THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN UNCOMMANDED PITCH UP SO THE CAPTAIN DISCONNECTED AND PROCEEDED TO LEVEL OFF AT FL 290 BY HAND. THE CREW CAPTAIN/FIRST OFFICER BOTH HAD THE AMERICAN POKER INSIGHT. THE AUTO PILOT WAS WRITTEN UP IN NASHVILLE. THE N-TAP SHOWS THE AIRCRAFT AT 29.1 THEN 28.8; 29.1; 29.5; 29.4; THEN 29.3 THIS WOULD BE COMMENSURATE WITH HAND FLYING TO LEVEL OFF AT THAT ALTITUDE, THE PILOT WOULD OSCILLATE TO AVOID INDUCING HIGH "G" FACTORS. INCIDENT CLOSED BY SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT).

## Other reports on N8907E (2)

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

- [Incident 19871006078919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871006078919I), Oct 6, 1987: Doug DC914 (N8907E), Cedar Rapids, IA. Captain became ill during cruise. Became incapacitated. First officer took control. Ambulance met aircraft.
- [Incident 19841211070799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841211070799I), Dec 11, 1984: Doug DC914 (N8907E), Laurel, MS. Cabin depressurized slowly on climbout. Unable to control pressure manually. Descended. Main door seal torn.

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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