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: delta flt 706, a Lockheed L-1011, N718DA, departed seattle int'l, WA at approx. 0830 PDT under VFR conditions. While enroute to atlanta, ga and climbing through flight level 170, the flight crew noted a low oil quantity light on the left engine. The crew made a precautionary in-flight shut down of the left engine and diverted to Salt Lake City International, UT and landed at approximately 1150 MDT without incident. Salt Lake City delta maintenance found the internal gear-box chip detector plug missing, allowing engine oil to be pumped overboard. The magnetic plug was replaced and oil filters checked. This is a final report.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: DELTA FLT 706, A LOCKHEED L-1011, N718DA, DEPARTED SEATTLE INT'L, WA AT APPROX. 0830 PDT UNDER VFR CONDITIONS. WHILE ENROUTE TO ATLANTA, GA AND CLIMBING THROUGH FLIGHT LEVEL 170, THE FLIGHT CREW NOTED A LOW OIL QUANTITY LIGHT ON THE LEFT ENGINE. THE CREW MADE A PRECAUTIONARY IN-FLIGHT SHUT DOWN OF THE LEFT ENGINE AND DIVERTED TO SALT LAKE CITY INTERNATIONAL, UT AND LANDED AT APPROXIMATELY 1150 MDT WITHOUT INCIDENT. SALT LAKE CITY DELTA MAINTENANCE FOUND THE INTERNAL GEAR-BOX CHIP DETECTOR PLUG MISSING, ALLOWING ENGINE OIL TO BE PUMPED OVERBOARD. THE MAGNETIC PLUG WAS REPLACED AND OIL FILTERS CHECKED. THIS IS A FINAL REPORT.
Other reports on N718DA · 5
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.