# Incident 19990917028379I: Doug DC931, Syracuse, NY, September 17, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1999, 07:28 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EISA
- 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: N943VJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N943VJ-2013-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 3022065, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (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/19990917028379I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 09/17/1999 AT 0728 EDT AT SYRACUSE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KSYR), A DC-9-31, N943VJ, OPERATED BY EXPRESS ONE INTERNATIONAL (EISA), EXPERIENCED BIRD STRIKES SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SYRACUSE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KSYR) AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.  MAINTENANCE INSPECTIONS WERE PERFORMED BY EXECAIR MECHANICS IN ACCORDANCE WITH PRATT & WHITNEY DIRECTIVES.  DAMAGE TO THE STARBOARD ENGINE WAS MINOR AND WITHIN LIMITS. (REF:  PRATT & WHITNEY MAINTENANCE MANUAL CH 72-00 PAGES 616A & 616B).  THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N943VJ (4)

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

- [Incident 19810725054759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810725054759I), Jul 25, 1981: Doug DC931 (N943VJ), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. One main tire blew out on takeoff.
- [Incident 19810623054459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810623054459I), Jun 23, 1981: Doug DC931 (N943VJ), Washington, DC, Minor damage. Advise gear out of line. Foamed runway wheel aligned on landing. Torque links seperated.
- [Incident 19800320045509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800320045509I), Mar 20, 1980: Doug DC931 (N943VJ), Philadelphia, PA. Rapid rise in cabin altitude, unable to control. Pilot descended. All oxygen masks did not deploy.
- [Incident 19800103010169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800103010169I), Jan 3, 1980: Doug DC931 (N943VJ), Detroit, MI. Crew felt vibration from nose gear. Maintenance found right nose door open and cable broken.

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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