# Incident 19920512019839I: Doug DC931, Indianapolis, IN, May 12, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1992, 07:17 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis International
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 39.7173° N, 86.2946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INDIANAPOLIS INTL (IND), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7173&lon=-86.2946&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1798U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1798U-2013-02-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 3022065, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC931
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D7B
- People aboard: 57
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 8,000 in this make and model, 190 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920512019839I

## Narrative

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

NR2 LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ON AFTER TAKEOFF. CAME BACK, LANDED CHIP DETECTOR HAD FALLEN OUT OF ENGINE.

## Other reports on N1798U (1)

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

- [Incident 19910424017679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910424017679I), Apr 24, 1991: Doug DC931 (N1798U), Miami, FL, Minor damage. Right inboard tire shed it recap on rotation. Debris ingested into engine caused compressor stalls. Landed safely.

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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