19871006065249I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Doug DC982 · Las Vegas, NV · October 6, 1987

Date
October 6, 1987 · 16:12 local
Place
Las Vegas, NV
Airport
Mc Carran International
Phase of flight
Initial Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AALA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N215AA
Reported as
Doug DC982
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D217
People aboard
85
Fatal injuries
0

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.

Number one engine failed on approach. A safe landing was made. Turbine housing around guide vanes worn away.

As the FAA filed it

NUMBER ONE ENGINE FAILED ON APPROACH. A SAFE LANDING WAS MADE. TURBINE HOUSING AROUND GUIDE VANES WORN AWAY.

Other reports on N215AA · 1

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