# Incident 19960810032689I: Doug DC931, Rochester, NY, August 10, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1996, 15:34 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Greater Rochester Internationa
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 43.1548° N, 77.6156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1548&lon=-77.6156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N931VJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N931VJ-2003-07-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 3022065, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC931
- People aboard: 75
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960810032689I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON 8/10/96 AT 1534 EDT A DOUGLAS DC-9-31 OPERATED BY USAIR, INC., LANDED AT ROCHESTER, NY AIRPORT AFTER A PRECAUTIONARY SHUT-DOWN OF THE RIGHT ENGINE OCCASIONED BY LOW OIL PRESSURE. AIRLINE MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REPLACED THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE TRANSDUCER AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND NO PERSON WAS INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT NEW YORK LAGUARDIA AIRPORT ON 8/10/96. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N931VJ (2)

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

- [Incident 19960924034299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960924034299I), Sep 24, 1996: Doug DC931 (N931VJ), Philadelphia, PA, Minor damage. Narrative: shortly after takeoff from abe en route to pit as flt 1544, crew noticed aircraft vibration going through 100 KTS. Crew suspected blown tire. Left…
- [Incident 19801227085109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801227085109I), Dec 27, 1980: Doug DC931 (N931VJ), West Palm Beach, FL. Flight experienced electrical failure and depressurization. A wire had broken in the transformer.

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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