37.6922° N, 97.3375° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 22, 1990 · 19:10 local
Place
Wichita, KS
Airport
Wichita Mid-Continent
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
DALA
Damage
Damage unknown
Aircraft
N386DL
Reported as
Boeing 737200
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D15A
People aboard
19
Fatal injuries
0
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
NR2 engine vibration on climb. Returned. Suspect second stage compressor.
As the FAA filed it
NR2 ENGINE VIBRATION ON CLIMB. RETURNED. SUSPECT SECOND STAGE COMPRESSOR.