# Incident 20030901032569I: Doug DC932, Syracuse, NY, September 1, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2003, 07:56 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: N9346, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9346-2013-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-32 (registry code 3022066, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-32) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-5 (registry code 52046, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC932
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D15
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030901032569I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 09/01/2003 AT APPROXIMATELY 07:56 EST, A DC-93-32, REGISTRATION NUMBER N9346, OPERATED BY NWAA EXPERIENCED COMPRESSOR STALLS ON THE #2 ENGINE WHILE AT CRUISE (FL 30,000). THE CREW DIVERTED THE AIRCRAFT TO SYR AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 10. AFTER LANDING THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. NWAA MAINTENANCE GROUND RAN THE ENGINE AND EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS STALLS. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING, THE #2 ENGINE WAS CHANGED DUE TO HIGH EGT. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N9346 (2)

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

- [Incident 19920226006859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920226006859I), Feb 26, 1992: Doug DC932 (N9346), Detroit, MI. Exhaust odor in cabin from smoking APU at start of push back. Shut APU down. Evacuated. No evidence of fire.
- [Incident 19830807042849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830807042849I), Aug 7, 1983: Doug DC932 (N9346), Las Vegas, NV, Substantial damage. Tire failed on takeoff. Returned. Engine shut down due to rubber that was ingested into compressor section.

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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