# Incident 19881222069089I: Doug DC982, Wichita, KS, December 22, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1988, 12:00 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Wichita Mid-Continent
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWAA
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N912TW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N912TW-2007-03-13) (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: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC982
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D217A
- People aboard: 138
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23,600 total, 6,500 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881222069089I

## Narrative

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

ODOR OF FUEL IN CABIN. DIVERTED TO WICHITA, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. CAUSE OF ODOR NOT GIVEN.

## Other reports on N912TW (4)

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

- [Incident 19880504019679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880504019679I), May 4, 1988: Doug DC982 (N912TW), St Louis, MO. Right engine failed with a loud noise on climbout. Returned. Turbine had failed causing exhaust cone to tear away.
- [Incident 19860414022999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860414022999I), Apr 14, 1986: Doug DC982 (N912TW), St Louis, MO. Loss of right hydraulic system fluid en route. Safe landing. Ruptured o ring in brake accumulator.
- [Incident 19851127065049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851127065049I), Nov 27, 1985: Doug DC982 (N912TW), St Louis, MO. Tail compartment overheat warning light came on. Returned. Left augmentation clamp in compartment loose.
- [Incident 19850822045199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850822045199I), Aug 22, 1985: Doug DC982 (N912TW), Kansas City Int, MO. Smoke and fumes in cockpit and cabin. Diverted where maintenance replaced oven in galley. Timer was defective.

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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