# Incident 19970424011399I: Doug DC931, Syracuse, NY, April 24, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1997, 20:07 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 43.1112° N, 76.1063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (SYR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1112&lon=-76.1063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N611NA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N611NA-2008-06-18) (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 DC931
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970424011399I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON APRIL 24, 1997, AT 2007 EST, A DOUGLAS DC-9, N611NA, FLIGHT NUMBER 891, OPERATED BY NORTHWEST AIRLINES, WHILE FIFTY MILES SOUTH OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK AT 13,000 FEET EXPERIENCED A PITCH AXIS PROBLEM WITH AUTO PILOT ENGAGED. THE FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND THE AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 10 WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONDED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A MECHANIC FOUND A LEFT OUTBOARD ELEVATOR TAB ROD-END WORN. VARIOUS PARTS WERE CHANGED INCLUDING THE ELEVATOR TAB ROD-END BEARING. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N611NA (1)

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

- [Incident 19991123038909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991123038909I), Nov 23, 1999: Doug DC932 (N611NA), Milwaukee, WI. During climbout passing 10,000 ft. the right engine flamed out. Red bordered check list procedure was accomplished. The engine did not relight so the…

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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