# Incident 19960325007809I: Doug DC915, Kansas City, MO, March 25, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1996
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWAA
- 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: N971Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N971Z-2017-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC9-15 (registry code 3022036, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc9-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC915
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D7
- People aboard: 52
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960325007809I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DURING CRUISE, LEFT ENGINE OIL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT CAME ON. SHUT ENGINE DOWN AND DIVERTED TO MCI. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTION OF ENGINE OIL FILTER SHOWED SIGNS OF METAL IN THE SCREEN AND AN ENGINE CHANGE WAS CALLED OUT. INCIDENT CLOSED.

## Other reports on N971Z (3)

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

- [Incident 19890929053469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890929053469I), Sep 29, 1989: Doug DC915 (N971Z), St Louis, MO. Lost NR1 engine hydraulic pressure on climb. Returned. Engine driven pump had internal failure.
- [Incident 19850512040979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850512040979I), May 12, 1985: Doug DC9* (N971Z), Springfield, IL, Minor damage. Wingtip struck jetway as aircraft commenced taxi with marshaller. Jetway had not reached its normal park position.
- [Incident 19790709020409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790709020409I), Jul 9, 1979: Doug DC9 (N971Z), St Louis, MO, Substantial damage. Mechanics taxiing under newly implemented single engine procedure were unable to stop and hit terminal.

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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