27.8006° N, 97.3964° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Corpus Christi, TX, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 8, 1982 · 22:05 local
Place
Corpus Christi, TX
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
TXIA
Aircraft
N3505T
Reported as
Doug DC932
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8*
People aboard
89
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.
Pilot had fluctuation of engine. Drop in fuel flow. Drained moisture trap on engine fuel control unit.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT HAD FLUCTUATION OF ENGINE. DROP IN FUEL FLOW. DRAINED MOISTURE TRAP ON ENGINE FUEL CONTROL UNIT.