# Incident 19950115002999I: Doug DC981, Portland, OR, January 15, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1995, 08:23 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ASAA
- Location: 45.5887° N, 122.5969° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTLAND INTL (PDX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5887&lon=-122.5969&mi=10
- Aircraft: N972AS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N972AS-2010-09-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83) (registry code 3022083, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-83-md-83) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC981
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950115002999I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AUTOMATIC SYSTEM FOR MONITORING FUEL LEVELS BELOW 5000 POUNDS PER TANK IS FREQUENTLY UNRELIABLE AND THEREFORE BEING DE-ACTIVATED BY MAINTENANCE. HOWEVER, CURRENT CHECKLIST PROCEDURES REQUIRE AIR CREWS TO DIVERT TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT WHENEVER INDICATOR ILLUMINATES. MAINTENANCE DEFERRED THE FAILURE AND IN THIS CASE COULD NOT DUPLICATE INTERMITTENT FAILURE. REPEAT WRITE-UP FROM PRIOR REPORT TWO DAYS BEFORE, WHEN R2-572 RELAY WAS REPLACED. THIS REPORT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N972AS (1)

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

- [Incident 19950113002989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950113002989I), Jan 13, 1995: Doug DC981 (N972AS), Portland, OR. Narrative: automatic system for monitoring fuel levels below 5000 pounds per tank is frequently unreliable and therefore being de-activated by maintenance.…

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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