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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Doug DC932 · Houston, TX · February 21, 1989

Date
February 21, 1989 · 06:43 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
Houston Intercontinental Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
DALA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1289L
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW89IA053
Reported as
Doug DC932
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D7B
People aboard
49
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
15,800 total650 in this make and model220 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Left engine lost power on climbout. On landing, leaking oil caused engine fire. Engine had a failed turbine blade.

As the FAA filed it

LEFT ENGINE LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. ON LANDING, LEAKING OIL CAUSED ENGINE FIRE. ENGINE HAD A FAILED TURBINE BLADE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.