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Incident

FAA incident report · Doug DC-9-32 · Fort Smith, AR · March 26, 1996

Date: March 26, 1996 · 15:11 local
Place: Fort Smith, AR
Airport: Fort Smith Municipal
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: MWEA
Aircraft: N302ME
Reported as: Doug DC932
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D7B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 11,500 total7,000 in this make and model115 in the last 90 days

N302MERegistration cancelled Mar 5, 2004 · Douglas DC-9-32S/N 47102 Airframe modelDouglas DC-9-32 Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D seriesTurbo-jet

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on March 22, 1996, a DC-9-32, N302ME, flight #MEP304, milwaukee to dfw, reported an engine out and diverted to Fort Smith (fsm), AR declared a precautionary emergency to ATC, and landed without incident. The engine was removed and replaced. The subject engine was shipped to repair station, and SDR will be submitted by operator at the conclusion of their investigation and tear down inspection. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON MARCH 22, 1996, A DC-9-32, N302ME, FLIGHT #MEP304, MILWAUKEE TO DFW, REPORTED AN ENGINE OUT AND DIVERTED TO FORT SMITH (FSM), AR DECLARED A PRECAUTIONARY EMERGENCY TO ATC, AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE SUBJECT ENGINE WAS SHIPPED TO REPAIR STATION, AND SDR WILL BE SUBMITTED BY OPERATOR AT THE CONCLUSION OF THEIR INVESTIGATION AND TEAR DOWN INSPECTION. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.