# Incident 19940125004089I: Doug DC982, Springfield, MO, January 25, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 1994, 13:00 local time
- Place: Springfield, MO
- Airport: Springfield Regional
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWAA
- Location: 37.2153° N, 93.2982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2153&lon=-93.2982&mi=10
- Aircraft: N953U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N953U-2017-07-25) (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 JT8D217C
- People aboard: 56
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940125004089I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AT CRUISE ALTITUDE OF 350 FL, A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD BY THE CREW AND #2 ENGINE, S/N 1211 SPOOLED DOWN. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO SGF AND LANDED W/O INCIDENT. METAL WAS FOUND IN THE TAILPIPE. #2 ENGINE WAS REPLACED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. INCIDENT CLOSED.

## Other reports on N953U (2)

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

- [Incident 19960927035659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960927035659I), Sep 27, 1996: Doug DC982 (N953U), Grand Junction, CO, Minor damage. Narrative: twa flight 224, on a flight from reno, Nevada, to st. louis, Missouri, diverted to Grand Junction, Colorado, landing at approximately 0919 MDT.…
- [Incident 19890311029919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890311029919I), Mar 11, 1989: Doug DC982 (N953U), St Louis, MO. Smoke in cabin and cockpit. Turned off right hand pack. Landed safely. Internal failure of APU engine.

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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