# Incident 19910831046709I: Doug DC982, Pittsburgh, PA, August 31, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1991, 19:35 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWAA
- Location: 40.4406° N, 79.9959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4406&lon=-79.9959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N914TW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N914TW-2012-09-06) (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 JT8D217C
- People aboard: 63
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910831046709I

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE OIL QUANTITY DECREASING DURING CLIMB. DIVERTED FOR LANDING. OIL LINE LEAKING AT PRESSURE SWITCH.

## Other reports on N914TW (1)

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

- [Incident 19880807048169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880807048169I), Aug 7, 1988: Doug DC982 (N914TW), Ontario, CA. Engine failure during takeoff. Aborted takeoff roll. Cause not given.

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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