# Incident 19920701033829I: Doug DC981, Allentown, PA, July 1, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1992, 14:29 local time
- Place: Allentown, PA
- Airport: Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 40.5936° N, 75.4784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Allentown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5936&lon=-75.4784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N808US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N808US-2007-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-81(MD-81) (registry code 3022081, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-81-md-81) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC981
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D217
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920701033829I

## Narrative

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

NR2 ENGINE LOST OIL QUANTITY ON CLIMB. SHUT DOWN ENGINE. RETURNED. REPLACED ENGINE OIL COOLER SUPPLY TUBE.

## Other reports on N808US (1)

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

- [Incident 19890515024469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890515024469I), May 15, 1989: Doug DC981 (N808US), Syracuse, NY. Fire smell in aft lavatory. Diverted. Acm air duct became disconnected. Blew insulation onto a air duct.

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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