# Incident 20030505010399I: Doug DC932, Great Falls, MT, May 5, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 2003, 23:15 local time
- Place: Great Falls, MT
- Airport: Great Falls International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 47.4823° N, 111.3703° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GREAT FALLS INTL (GTF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4823&lon=-111.3703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N943N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N943N-2013-11-19) (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 DC932
- People aboard: 27
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030505010399I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 5, 2003, NORTHWEST AIRLINES (NWAA) FLIGHT 709, GREAT FALLS, MONTANA (GTF) TO KALISPELL, MONTANA (FCA), DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND RETURNED TO GTF AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT APPROXIMATELY 2315 LCL MOUNTAIN TIME. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FROM GTF INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AND, IN CONJUNCTION WITH NWAA MAINTENANCE CONTROL, DEFERRED THE LEFT AIR-CONDITIONING PAC. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED APPROX. 2 HOURS LATER. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N943N (5)

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

- [Incident 19841107065699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841107065699I), Nov 7, 1984: Doug DC931 (N943N), Boston, MA, Minor damage. While taxiing from ramp struck piedmont truck being operated within boundries.
- [Incident 19840426022739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840426022739I), Apr 26, 1984: Doug DC931 (N943N), Phoenix, AZ. Loss of oil on right engine on climbout. Returned. Found oil cap unsecured on right engine.
- [Incident 19830528032339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830528032339I), May 28, 1983: Doug DC931 (N943N), Phoenix, AZ. Aircraft made an emergency landing at Luke Afb. Due to fuel exhaustion. Captain failed to question fuel load.
- [Incident 19810916082009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810916082009I), Sep 16, 1981: Doug DC931 (N943N), Tampa, FL, Minor damage. Pilot lost control and left runway for 300 yards in dense rain and thunderstorm. Pilot suspended 5 days, rechecked.
- [Incident 19810123008229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810123008229I), Jan 23, 1981: Doug DC931 (N943N), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. During taxi a van turned onto the runway and struck the aircraft on the left wing. Minor damage.

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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