29.7633° N, 95.3633° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 15, 1981 · 20:08 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
Intercontinental
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AFLA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N75AF
Reported as
Doug DC9
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8*
People aboard
62
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
#1 Engine shut down due loud noise. Landed ok. Found first stage compressor damaged.
As the FAA filed it
#1 ENGINE SHUT DOWN DUE LOUD NOISE. LANDED OK. FOUND FIRST STAGE COMPRESSOR DAMAGED.