# Incident 19960521028939I: Doug DC982, El Paso, TX, May 21, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1996, 13:08 local time
- Place: El Paso, TX
- Airport: El Paso International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 31.8073° N, 106.3764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EL PASO INTL (ELP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8073&lon=-106.3764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69826 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC982
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D217A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960521028939I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: CONTINENTAL FLT 1783 FROM HOUSTON TO TUCSON. NUMBER TWO ACCESSORY GEAR BOX EXPLODED SHUTTING THE ENGINE DOWN. THE FLIGHT DIVERTED INTO EL PASO. NUMBER TWO ENGINE CHANGED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO INJURIES. FILE CLOSED.

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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