# Incident 19960706035639I: Doug DC982, Omaha, NE, July 6, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1996, 11:39 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Eppley Airfield
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWAA
- Location: 41.3032° N, 95.8941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EPPLEY AIRFIELD (OMA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3032&lon=-95.8941&mi=10
- Aircraft: N911TW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N911TW-2007-03-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82) (registry code 3022082, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-82-md-82) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC982
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D217
- People aboard: 131
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960706035639I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON JULY 6, 1996, A DC-9-82, N911TW, OPERATING AS TWA FLIGHT 114 WAS ENROUTE SEATTLE, WA TO ST. LOUIS, MO WHEN THE #2 (RIGHT) ENGINE EXPERIENCED HIGH EGT AND HIGH EVI. THE CREW SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT EPPLEY AIRFIELD, OMAHA, NE WITHOUT INCIDENT. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE FOUND METAL IN THE TAILPIPE. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE ENGINE WAS TORN DOWN BY THE TWA ENGINE MAINTENANCE SHOP. TEARDOWN REVEALED THAT THE 8TH STAGE COMPRESSOR STATOR FRACTURED, ALLOWING METAL PARTICLES IN THE GAS PATH CAUSING MASSIVE HIGH PRESSURE COMPRESSOR AND TURBINE DAMAGE. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N911TW (5)

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

- [Incident 20050528012049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050528012049I), May 28, 2005: Doug DC982 (N911TW), Denver, CO, Minor damage. (-23) Note: American airlines has enrolled in the asap program; this crew has filed an asap report. Aircraft landed normally on rw 25R @den. Tire tracks showed…
- [Incident 19880507020689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880507020689I), May 7, 1988: Doug DC982 (N911TW), St Louis, MO. Stoiler deploy light came on on takeoff roll. Aborted safely. Adjusted wing inboard spoiler proximity switch.
- [Incident 19880323014229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880323014229I), Mar 23, 1988: Doug DC982 (N911TW), St Louis, MO. Hydraulic system malfunctioned on climb. Returned. O-ring failed at engine driven pump. De-pressurization solenoid.
- [Incident 19870928062809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870928062809I), Sep 28, 1987: Doug DC982 (N911TW), St Louis, MO. An aircraft landed short of a displaced threshold, damaging wiring. Inconclusive evidence this aircraft was the one
- [Incident 19860117004069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860117004069I), Jan 17, 1986: Doug DC982 (N911TW), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. More than normal engine noise and vibration noted. Found FOD to both engines at destination.

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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