# Incident 19940816033129I: Doug DC983, Reno, NV, August 16, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1994, 18:00 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno Cannon International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ORJA
- Location: 39.5296° N, 119.8138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reno, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5296&lon=-119.8138&mi=10
- Aircraft: N834RA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC983
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D219
- People aboard: 134
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 4,520 in this make and model, 156 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940816033129I

## Narrative

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

UNCONTAINED ENGINE FAILURE NR2.MADE LOUD BANG AND SMOKE IN CABIN. DIVERTED COMPRESSOR BLADE PUNCTURED ENGINE CASE.

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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