45.5887° N, 122.5969° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at PORTLAND INTL (PDX), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
March 14, 1993 · 15:58 local
Place
Portland, OR
Airport
Portland International
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
DALA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N805DE
Reported as
Doug MD11
Reported engine
GE CF680C2A5
People aboard
187
Fatal injuries
0
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
High engine vibrations NR2 engine on climb. Returned. Found three damaged fan blades.
As the FAA filed it
HIGH ENGINE VIBRATIONS NR2 ENGINE ON CLIMB. RETURNED. FOUND THREE DAMAGED FAN BLADES.