# Incident 19890221011659I: Doug DC932, Houston, TX, February 21, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1989, 06:43 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Houston Intercontinental Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 30.0605° N, 95.6795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0605&lon=-95.6795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1289L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC932
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D7B
- People aboard: 49
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,800 total, 650 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89IA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89IA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890221011659I

## Narrative

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

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW89IA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89IA053), Feb 21, 1989: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-32 (N1289L), Houston, TX, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: THE TURBINE GUIDE VANE FAILURE.

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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