# Incident 19880424019489I: Doug DC915, St Louis, MO, April 24, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1988, 13:30 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Lambert-St Louis International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWAA
- Location: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6273&lon=-90.1979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N969Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N969Z-2007-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-15 (registry code 302203H, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC915
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D7
- People aboard: 71
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880424019489I

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE FAILED ON CLIMB TO CRUISE. RETURNED. PS4 LINE ON TOP OF FAN CASE BROKEN. REPLACED LINE.

## Other reports on N969Z (6)

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

- [Incident 19910224010579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910224010579I), Feb 24, 1991: Doug DC915 (N969Z), Lincoln, NE. Engine failure on climb. Returned. Landed safely. Found turbine blade failure.
- [Incident 19891012059879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891012059879I), Oct 12, 1989: Doug DC915 (N969Z), Cedar Rapids, IA, Minor damage. Advised by tower on takeoff of sparks from left engine. Returned. Metal fragments found in bleed air ducts.
- [Incident 19840403019719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840403019719I), Apr 3, 1984: Doug DC915 (N969Z), Springfield, MO. Baby boy began to have breathing problems. Attended by a registered nurse. Met by a medical team. Baby recovered.
- [Incident 19820517032679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820517032679I), May 17, 1982: Doug DC9 (N969Z), Ft Smith, AR. Cabin lost pressure, buffeting on emergency descent with speed brake and gear out. Cause of problems unknown.
- [Incident 19790727021649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790727021649I), Jul 27, 1979: Doug DC9 (N969Z), Rockford, IL, Minor damage. Zd zp aircraft ran off side of runway after landing in heavy rain.
- [Incident 19790629017579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790629017579I), Jun 29, 1979: Doug DC9 (N969Z), Springfield, MO, Minor damage. Landed safely after loud noised on gear retraction. Found faulty actuator.

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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