# Incident 20020320004609I: Doug DC931, Buffalo, NY, March 20, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 2002, 07:20 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 42.8864° N, 78.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8864&lon=-78.8784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9335, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9335-2013-02-06) (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: 60
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020320004609I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 2002, NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT 366 DEPARTED DTW AND WAS CLIMBING THROUGH FL 33 WHEN THE LEFTHAND ENGINE EXPERIENCED A COMPRESSOR STALL. POWER WAS REDUCED TO 2.0 EPR AND THE CREW ELECTED TO DIVERT TO BUF. THE ENGINE WAS NOT SHUT DOWN AND THE LANDING AND DISEMBARKATION OF THE PASSENGERS AT THE TERMINAL WAS ACCOMPLISHED UNREMARKABLY. NORTHWEST AIRLINES MECHANICS FROM ATL ARRIVED, REPLACED THE P & D VALVE AND THE ENGINE BLEED VALVE. A LARGE PIECE OF CARDBOARD TAG WAS FOUND IN THE INLET OF THE ENGINE. A TEST RUN SHOWED NO IMPROVEMENT AND THE DECISION WAS THEN MADE TO CHANGE THE ENGINE. THE LOGBOOK HISTORY SHOWS A COMPRESSOR STALL UPON RPLA EARLIER IN THE MONTH. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N9335 (4)

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

- [Incident 19890117005859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890117005859I), Jan 17, 1989: Doug DC931 (N9335), West Palm Beach, FL, Minor damage. Smoke in cabin while taxiing to gate. Passengers deplaned normally. Found a failed oil seal in air cycle machine.
- [Incident 19851128064599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851128064599I), Nov 28, 1985: Doug DC931 (N9335), Chicago, IL. Fire in tailpipe of NR2 engine during wet start. A system igniter inoperative. Fire on use of b system igniter.
- [Incident 19850519029629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850519029629I), May 19, 1985: Doug DC931 (N9335), Chicago, IL. Captain turned off nose taxi light due to oncoming traffic. Taxied off into mud before turning light back on.
- [Incident 19840425020839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840425020839I), Apr 25, 1984: Doug DC931 (N9335), Toronto, CN, Minor damage. Main tire blew out during gear retraction,returned. Landed without incident. Cause undetermined.

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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