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Incident

FAA incident report · Doug DC915 · Lincoln, NE · April 22, 1996

Date
April 22, 1996 · 22:04 local
Place
Lincoln, NE
Airport
Lincoln Municipal
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
TWAA
Aircraft
N8175
Reported as
Doug DC915
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D7B
People aboard
40
Fatal injuries
0

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 April 22, 1996, mc donnel Douglas DC-9-15, N8175, operating as twa flight 677, experienced fluctuating oil quantity indication on the #2 engine on descent to the Lincoln Municipal Airport, Lincoln, NE. While descending through 10,000 feet, the flight crew noted a reduction of engine oil pressure and initiated #2 engine shutdown. The flight crew notified the Lincoln air traffic control tower and landed without incident at 2204 CDT. Subsequent investigation disclosed a failure of the #2 engine scavenge pump (p/n 2254008, s/n 651193), #2 engine seal tube (p/n 25-4138), and the #2 engine seal tube gearlock seal (p/n 25-2614). This incident is closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON APRIL 22, 1996, MC DONNEL DOUGLAS DC-9-15, N8175, OPERATING AS TWA FLIGHT 677, EXPERIENCED FLUCTUATING OIL QUANTITY INDICATION ON THE #2 ENGINE ON DESCENT TO THE LINCOLN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, LINCOLN, NE. WHILE DESCENDING THROUGH 10,000 FEET, THE FLIGHT CREW NOTED A REDUCTION OF ENGINE OIL PRESSURE AND INITIATED #2 ENGINE SHUTDOWN. THE FLIGHT CREW NOTIFIED THE LINCOLN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT 2204 CDT. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED A FAILURE OF THE #2 ENGINE SCAVENGE PUMP (P/N 2254008, S/N 651193), #2 ENGINE SEAL TUBE (P/N 25-4138), AND THE #2 ENGINE SEAL TUBE GEARLOCK SEAL (P/N 25-2614). THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.