# Incident 19960327010399I: Doug DC3C, Kansas City, MO, March 27, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1996, 13:30 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DJSA
- 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: N9382, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9382-2012-01-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3C (registry code 3021457, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC3C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960327010399I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: MARCH 26, 1996, DC-3, N9382, DEPARTED MCI FOR YIP. FORTY MILES FROM MCI #1 ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH. THE PLOT STATED THAT HE WAS TURNING BACK FOR MCI. THE PILOT STATED LATER THAT THE ENGINE COWLING WAS VIBRATING AND SHAKING SEVERELY. HE SAID THAT THE ENGINE WOULD SMOOTH OUT WHEN HE PULLED THE ENGINE BACK TO APPROX. 2300 RPM AND APPROX. 24 INCHES OF MANIFOLD PRESSURE. RADIO COMMUNICATION WAS LOST BETWEEN THE AIRCRAFT AND THE MCI ATCT AT THE MKC VOR. WHILE INBOUND FOR MCI, IFL 382 SQUAWKED CODE 7600 AT THE MKC VOR. IFL 382'S RADIO COMMUNICATIONS WERE SCRATCHY AT BEST WHEN RECEIVED BY ATC. THEIR TRANSMISSIONS WERE ACCEPTABLE UNTIL THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH. FOLLOWING AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE GENERAL AVIATION RAMP. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FROM IFL INSPECTED THE #1 ENGINE AND CHANGED OUT THE #3 CYLINDER WHICH WAS CRACKED. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS ALSO CHECKED AND THE #1 GENERATOR WAS CHANGED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N9382 (6)

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

- [Incident 19970910029899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970910029899I), Sep 10, 1997: Doug DC3C (N9382), Kansas City, MO. Narrative: corporate express (dgsa) aircraft N9382 attempted to depart mci on 9/10/97 at 20:35 CST enroute to ptk. The right main landing gear tire blew out…
- [Incident 19970528019439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970528019439I), May 28, 1997: Doug DC3C (N9382), Toledo, OH. Narrative: flight crew diverted to Toledo for a precautionary landing due to #1 engine backfire. Ifc group maintenance removed and replaced a cracked cylinder…
- [Incident 19960508014349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960508014349I), May 8, 1996: Doug DC3C (N9382), Cincinnati, OH. Narrative: aircraft departed pontiac, mi 1320 local time for atlanta, ga at approx. 30 min. North of falmouth, KY approx. 1500. The right engine began to run…
- [Incident 19941208043899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941208043899I), Dec 8, 1994: Doug DC3C (N9382), Buffalo, NY. During climb left engine began to run rough. Shut down and returned NR5 cylinder failure.
- [Incident 19901012052529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901012052529I), Oct 12, 1990: Doug DC3C (N9382), Elmira, NY, Minor damage. NR1 engine running rough. Diverted and landed. Engine p lead had moisture on it.
- [Incident 19870911071029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870911071029I), Sep 11, 1987: Doug DC3C (N9382), Anderson, IN. The aircraft tires hit the top of a truck. The plane was low on final approach. Minor damage to truck. No injury.

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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