# Incident 19930917038009I: Doug DC982, Des Moines, IA, September 17, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1993, 11:22 local time
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Airport: Des Moines International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 41.5340° N, 93.6631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DES MOINES INTL (DSM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5340&lon=-93.6631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16813, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16813-2002-11-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82) (registry code 3022082, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-82-md-82) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC982
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- People aboard: 141
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,500 total, 7,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930917038009I

## Narrative

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

OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO. DIVERTED TO DES MOINES.BLUE ICE FROM LEAKING FORWARD LAV INGESTED IN LEFT ENGINE.

## Other reports on N16813 (1)

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

- [Incident 19970517019119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970517019119I), May 17, 1997: Doug DC982 (N16813), Cleveland, OH. Cabin pressure began uncontrolled climb. Descended. Returned to airport. Replaced right acm.

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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