# Incident 19920123002829I: Doug DC983, Kansas City, MO, January 23, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1992, 14:09 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWAA
- Location: 39.2976° N, 94.7139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KANSAS CITY INTL (MCI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2976&lon=-94.7139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9303K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9303K-2008-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83) (registry code 3022083, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-83-md-83) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC983
- People aboard: 89
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920123002829I

## Narrative

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

LEFT WINDSHIELD STARTED ARCING IN CENTER LAYER AND CRACKING. WINDSHIELD HEAT ON. DIVERTED FOR LANDING.

## Other reports on N9303K (1)

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

- [Incident 19890723041259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890723041259I), Jul 23, 1989: Doug DC983 (N9303K), St Louis, MO. Left engine failed on takeoff. Returned. Found internal failure of engine.

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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