# Incident 19850427021529I: Dhav DHC7102, Omaha, NE, April 27, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1985, 15:06 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Eppley Airfield
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: RMAA
- Location: 41.3032° N, 95.8941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EPPLEY AIRFIELD (OMA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3032&lon=-95.8941&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87RM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87RM-1995-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-7-102 (registry code 2802708, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-7-102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC7102
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A50
- People aboard: 12
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850427021529I

## Narrative

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

TORQUE PRESSURE FLUCTUATION NR3 ENGINE DURING DESCENT. ENGINE SHUT DOWN. REDUCTION GEAR BOX FAILED INTERNALLY.

## Other reports on N87RM (1)

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

- [Incident 19851225068349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851225068349I), Dec 25, 1985: Dhav DHC7102 (N87RM), Littleton, CO. Large ice fell on private property. Determined aircraft had a water line leak written up.

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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