# Incident 20051102032749I: Doug DC931, Syracuse, NY, November 2, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 2005, 22:17 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- 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: N8921E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8921E-2013-11-19) (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: 59
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051102032749I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 2, 2005, AT 2217 EST, A DC-9-31, N8921E, REGISTERED TO NORTHWEST AIRLINES, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WHEN SIX MILES ON FINAL DUE TO A SLAT PROBLEM AND PLANNED LANDING WITH FLAPS ONLY. EXECAIR MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND A FAULTY T DUCT BINDING ON ONE RIGHT SLAT PANEL. PER NWA PROCEDURES, T DUCT WAS LUBED AND REPAIRED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE DETROIT AIRPORT, DETROIT, MI ON NOVEMBER 2, 2005 AT 2103 CST. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N8921E (1)

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

- [Incident 19851218067929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851218067929I), Dec 18, 1985: Doug DC931 (N8921E), Melbourne, FL, Substantial damage. Lost power on nr 1 engine after takeoff. Returned and found damaged turbine blades with case penetration.

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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