38.8951° N, 77.0364° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 14, 1993 · 21:53 local
Place
Washington, DC
Airport
Dulles International
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
VTZA
Aircraft
N432AW
Reported as
Dhav DHC8311
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PW123
People aboard
12
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.
NR1 engine fluctuated and went into auto feather. Shut engine down. Returned. Fuel control removed and replaced.
As the FAA filed it
NR1 ENGINE FLUCTUATED AND WENT INTO AUTO FEATHER. SHUT ENGINE DOWN.RETURNED. FUEL CONTROL REMOVED AND REPLACED.