# Incident 19920818040379I: Doug DC863F, Smyrna, TN, August 18, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1992
- Place: Smyrna, TN
- Airport: Smyrna
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: RRXA
- Location: 36.0090° N, 86.5201° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SMYRNA (MQY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0090&lon=-86.5201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N957R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N957R-2002-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-63F (registry code 302198H, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-63f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT3D series (registry code 52035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt3d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC863F
- Reported engine: PWA JT3D7
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,800 total, 1,750 in this make and model, 95 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920818040379I

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT WAS 3 ENGINE FERRY. NR2 ENGINE LOSING OIL QUANTITY AND PRESSURE. SHUT DOWN AND DIVERTED FOR LANDING.

## Other reports on N957R (2)

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

- [Incident 19950508021739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950508021739I), May 8, 1995: Doug DC863F (N957R), Houston, TX, Minor damage. Right outboard engine nacele hit fence post taxiing on ramp. Ground guide failed to signal pilot to stop.
- [Incident 19920623024689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920623024689I), Jun 23, 1992: Doug DC863F (N957R), Raleigh-Durham, NC, Minor damage. Found left gear strut door missing on post flight inspection. Appears bolt attaching door came loose.

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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