# Incident 19870831058259I: Doug DC981, Fresno, CA, August 31, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1987, 16:40 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Fresno Air Terminal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PSAA
- Location: 36.7477° N, 119.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7477&lon=-119.7724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N939PS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC981
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D1
- People aboard: 113
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 2,200 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870831058259I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT ENGINE MADE LOUD BANGING NOISES ON CLIMBOUT AND WAS SHUT DOWN.  DIVERTED TO FRESNO FOR LANDING.

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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