# Incident 19930108002069I: Dhav DHC8102, Detroit, MI, January 8, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 1993, 12:03 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit Metro Wayne County
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MALA
- Location: 42.2198° N, 83.3510° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2198&lon=-83.3510&mi=10
- Aircraft: N826MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N826MA-1999-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-8-102 (registry code 2809003, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-8-102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC8102
- Reported engine: PWA PW120A
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,313 total, 412 in this make and model, 193 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93IA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93IA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930108002069I

## Narrative

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

NR1 ENGINE LOST POWER ON CLIMB. RETURNED. FOUND FUEL TRANSFER TUBE DISLODGED FROM FUEL NOZZLE ON NR1 ENGINE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI93IA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93IA068), Jan 8, 1993: de Havilland DHC-8-102 (N826MA), Detroit, MI, incident, no damage. Probable cause: THE MANUFACTURER'S INADEQUATE DESIGN OF THE FUEL TRANSFER TUBE SYSTEM, WHICH LOOSENED/DISCONNECTED DURING ENGINE OPERATION.

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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