# Incident 20040321006729I: Doug DC931, Grand Rapids, MI, March 21, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 2004, 19:25 local time
- Place: Grand Rapids, MI
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 42.9634° N, 85.6681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Rapids, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9634&lon=-85.6681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N920RW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N920RW-2012-12-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 3022065, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC931
- People aboard: 80
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040321006729I

## Narrative

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

(-23) NWA FLIGHT #514, A DC-9-31, OPERATING BETWEEN MSP/LGA DIVERTED TO GRR DUE TO SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. THE FLIGHT LANDED AND TAXIED TO THE GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N920RW (1)

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

- [Incident 19880309016909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880309016909I), Mar 9, 1988: Doug DC931 (N920RW), Albany, NY, Minor damage. Pilot aborted takeoff due to engine malfunction. Returned to gate. Found damage to engine turbine 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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