# Incident 19960308006609I: Doug DC931, Kansas City, MO, March 8, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1996, 10:35 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 39.2976° N, 94.7139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KANSAS CITY INTL (MCI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2976&lon=-94.7139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8957E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8957E-2008-01-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 3022065, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC931
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D7
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960308006609I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: NW FLIGHT 1099 FROM DETROIT METRO AIRPORT, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WHEN #2 ENGINE OIL STRAINER CLOGGING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ALL OTHER INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. THE CREW FOLLOWED C.O.M. PROCEDURES AND CONTINUED TO DESTINATION WITH REDUCED THRUST. THE LANDING AT KANSAS CITY INTL AIRPORT WAS UNEVENTFUL, NO EVACUATION. NW MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL AT KANSAS CITY REPLACED THE OIL PRESSURE SWITCH, OIL FILTER AND INSPECTED THE ENGINE MAGNETIC PLUGS. THE ENGINE WAS OPERATIONAL CHECKED, SERVICED WITH 2 QTS. OF OIL AND RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N8957E (3)

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

- [Incident 19860925061459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860925061459I), Sep 25, 1986: Doug DC931 (N8957E), St Louis, MO. Aircraft returned after engine vibration. Replaced engine.
- [Incident 19790317008329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790317008329I), Mar 17, 1979: Doug DC9 (N8957E), Hampton, NY. Emergency descent due to uncontrollable cabin pressure. Replaced outflow valve actuator.
- [Incident 19790223007289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790223007289I), Feb 23, 1979: Doug DC931 (N8957E), Providence, RI. Static wick on horizontal stabilizer contacted empennage of parked 8115N.

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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