# Incident 19970625019449I: Doug DC931, Philadelphia, PA, June 25, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1997, 09:25 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Airport: Philadelphia International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 39.8721° N, 75.2407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PHILADELPHIA INTL (PHL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8721&lon=-75.2407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N958VJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N958VJ-2005-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 302206A, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC931
- People aboard: 105
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,363 total, 2,163 in this make and model, 192 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970625019449I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON JUNE 16, 1997, FSDO-19 RECEIVED A CC-MAIL MESSAGE FROM AEA-200, CONCERNING AN INCIDENT WHICH OCCURRED ON JUNE 14, 1997. OUR INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT A DC-9-31, TAIL NUMBER N958VJ, OPERATING AS US AIRWAYS FLIGHT #648 HAD THE #2 MAIN WHEEL FAIL AT PHILADELPHIA. THE FAILED WHEEL AND SUBSEQUENT FLAT TIRE WAS FOUND BY US AIRWAYS MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DURING ROUTINE WALK AROUND. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED N958VJ WAS REMOVED FROM EXTENDED STORAGE AND RETURNED TO REVENUE SERVICE IN AUGUST 1996. A REVIEW OF THE MAINTENANCE RECORDS REVEALED SINCE AUGUST 1996 THIS AIRCRAFT HAS HAD FOUR #2 MAIN TIRES CHANGED DUE TO WEAR. THE WHEEL THAT FAILED WAS INSTALLED ON APRIL 29, 1997, AND REMAINED ON THE AIRCRAFT FOR APPROXIMATELY 47 DAYS. THE #2 WHEEL THAT FAILED WAS NOT THE SAME WHEEL THAT WAS ON THE AIRCRAFT WHEN IT WAS REMOVED FROM STORAGE. THE FAILED WHEEL WAS RED-TAGGED AND SHIPPED TO THE US AIRWAYS WHEEL AND TIRE FACILITY IN GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA. THE WHEEL WILL UNDER GO A METALLURGICAL ANALYSIS TO ASCERTAIN THE PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. FAA INSPECTORS FROM FSDO-19 WILL INSPECT THE WHEEL IN GREENSBORO ON JULY 1, 1997.

## Other reports on N958VJ (4)

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

- [Incident 19950501011959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950501011959I), May 1, 1995: Doug DC931 (N958VJ), Pittsburgh, PA. Right main outboard tire blew on landing.
- [Accident 19891007065869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891007065869A), Oct 7, 1989: Doug DC931 (N958VJ), Orlando, FL, 1 fatal. Ramp crewman with headset connected to aircraft struck and killed by lighting.
- [Incident 19860923070929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860923070929I), Sep 23, 1986: Doug DC932 (N958VJ), Pittsburgh, PA. Flight attendant was thrown out of her seat and injured. There was no warning of moderate turbulence to flight crew
- [Incident 19860219029299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860219029299I), Feb 19, 1986: Doug DC932 (N958VJ), Indianapolis, IN. Unsafe gear indication after takeoff with moderate vibration. Diverted. Found nose gear door link assembly cracked.

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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