# Incident 19930915036499I: Doug DC915, Wichita, KS, September 15, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1993, 10:38 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Wichita Mid-Continent
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWAA
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N491SA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N491SA-2005-06-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC9-15 (registry code 3022036, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc9-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC915
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- People aboard: 66
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930915036499I

## Narrative

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

PILOT UNABLE TO REDUCE POWER ON LEFT ENGINE. SHUT ENGINE DOWN. LANDED AT WICHITA. THROTTLE SYSTEM JAMMED.

## Other reports on N491SA (6)

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

- [Incident 19900120005099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900120005099I), Jan 20, 1990: Doug DC915 (N491SA), Cedar Rapids, IA. Aircraft skidded on ice when crew attempted to line up on center line. Returned to gate while runway sanded.
- [Incident 19880827055799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880827055799I), Aug 27, 1988: Doug DC915 (N491SA), St Louis, MO. Lost pressurization inflight. Landed at St Louis. Found left water separator duct off.
- [Incident 19880124013379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880124013379I), Jan 24, 1988: Doug DC915 (N491SA), Waterloo, IA. Made a landing with reported weather conditions below landing minimums. Caused by blowing snow.
- [Incident 19870627039759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870627039759I), Jun 27, 1987: Doug DC915 (N491SA), St Louis, MO. Engine shutdown when oil temperature climbed to red line. Returned. Oil cooler, oil temperature sensors replaced.
- [Incident 19860119003569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860119003569I), Jan 19, 1986: Doug DC915 (N491SA), St Louis, MO. Vibration in climb diminished with speed reduction. Returned. Engine changed. Vibration tolerance within limits.
- [Incident 19810105007009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810105007009I), Jan 5, 1981: Doug DC915 (N491SA), St Louis, MO, Minor damage. When the gear was lowered a loud noise was heard in the nose gear area. Found retract cylinder lugs broken.

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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