# Incident 19960213003639I: Doug DC871F, Wichita, KS, February 13, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1996, 11:53 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Wichita Mid-Continent
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: RRXA
- 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: N8079U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8079U-2001-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-71F (registry code 302199G, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-71f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC871F
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960213003639I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: FLIGHT 329 (EMERY WORLD WIDE) DC8 FROM LAX TO MGY DIVERTED TO ICT WITH NUMBER 2 ENGINE SHUT DOWN. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. PILOT REPORT READS FIRE WARNING NUMBER 2 ENGINE. DISCHARGED NUMBER ONE BOTTLE AND FIRE WARNING STOPPED. AFTER FIVE MINUTES HAD FIRE WARNING, AND DISCHARGED SECOND BOTTLE. FIRE WARNING REMAINED ON UNTIL DESCENT BELOW 12000 FT NOTED HISTORY 2/10 DMI 602083 #2 FIRE WARNING WOULD NOT TEST. ITEM CLEARED AS TESTS NORMAL PER MM CHAPTER 26-11-02 FOLLOWED BY SEVERAL FLIGHTS WITH NO PROBLEM UNTIL FLIGHT 329 ON 2/13/96. ICT MECHANIC REPORTS EMERY CORRECTED PROBLEM WITH "F" PIN AT FIRE DETECTOR AMPLIFIER. REPLACED TWO FIRE BOTTLES AND SYSTEM CHECKED NORMAL DELAYED EMERY WORLD WIDE FLIGHT 329 DEPARTED ICT ON 2/14/96. AIRCRAFT CREW WERE CAPT. ALLEN TOEDTER ATP #545257816, F/O GREG WOOD COMM MULTI-ENG #571372172, FLIGHT ENGINEER TOM DEL-VECCHIO FE #555132029.

## Other reports on N8079U (4)

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

- [Accident 20000216041589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000216041589A), Feb 16, 2000: Doug DC871F (N8079U), Rancho Cordova, CA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. (-23) Aircraft departed mather field about 1949 pacific standard time (PST). Shortly after takeoff the crew declared and emergency to air traffic control and…
- [Incident 19970528022749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970528022749I), May 28, 1997: Doug DC871F (N8079U), Ontario, CA. NR1 engine flameout inflight. Checked engine. Unable find cause.
- [Incident 19920208032452I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920208032452I), Feb 8, 1992: Doug DC871 (N8079U), Miami, FL, Minor damage. Was struck on tail by N354AA that was departing on same runway. Aircraft had not cleared runway.
- [Incident 19780711043189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780711043189I), Jul 11, 1978: Doug DC8/ (N8079U), Boston, MA. Landed with partial hydraulic failure. One hydraulic pump leaking, another with the shaft sheared.

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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