# Incident 19880811047299I: Doug DC982, Omaha, NE, August 11, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1988, 11:30 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Eppley Airfield
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- 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: N34838, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34838-2005-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82) (registry code 3022082, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-82-md-82) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC982
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D217A
- People aboard: 148
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880811047299I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATED. DIVERTED.  OIL WAS LEAKING FROM TOP OF ENGINE.  ENGINE CHANGED.

## Other reports on N34838 (1)

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

- [Incident 19970217006999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970217006999I), Feb 17, 1997: Doug DC982 (N34838), Newark, NJ, Minor damage. Narrative: during approach gear extended, red nose light indicated. Pilot recycled gear, all green lights with indicator pin up. Upon landing, nose gear…

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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