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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Doug DC981 · El Paso, TX · June 17, 1996

Date: June 17, 1996 · 12:45 local
Place: El Paso, TX
Airport: El Paso International
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: A4JA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N818SJ
Reported as: Doug DC981
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 19,400 total3,000 in this make and model210 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Narrative: on June 17, 1996, at approximately 1245 MDT, sunjet flight 610, a DC-9-81, enroute from long beach, CA. To dallas/ft. worth, diverted to El Paso, TX due to an engine oil pressure problem. The crew reported the right engine oil pressure light came on at which time they accomplished the abnormal procedures check list. The light went out then came on again prompting the crew to again follow the abnormal check list and divert into El Paso. Oil pressure was not lost when the light illuminated on either occasion. The maintenance post landing inspection of the engine revealed metal in the screen. The engine was replaced prior to returning the aircraft to service.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON JUNE 17, 1996, AT APPROXIMATELY 1245 MDT, SUNJET FLIGHT 610, A DC-9-81, ENROUTE FROM LONG BEACH, CA. TO DALLAS/FT.WORTH, DIVERTED TO EL PASO, TX DUE TO AN ENGINE OIL PRESSURE PROBLEM. THE CREW REPORTED THE RIGHT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON AT WHICH TIME THEY ACCOMPLISHED THE ABNORMAL PROCEDURES CHECK LIST. THE LIGHT WENT OUT THEN CAME ON AGAIN PROMPTING THE CREW TO AGAIN FOLLOW THE ABNORMAL CHECK LIST AND DIVERT INTO EL PASO. OIL PRESSURE WAS NOT LOST WHEN THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON EITHER OCCASION. THE MAINTENANCE POST LANDING INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED METAL IN THE SCREEN. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED PRIOR TO RETURNING THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.