# Incident 19960927035659I: Doug DC982, Grand Junction, CO, September 27, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1996, 09:19 local time
- Place: Grand Junction, CO
- Airport: Walker Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWAA
- Location: 39.0639° N, 108.5506° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Junction, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0639&lon=-108.5506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N953U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N953U-2017-07-25) (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: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC982
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D219
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960927035659I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: TWA FLIGHT 224, ON A FLIGHT FROM RENO, NEVADA, TO ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, DIVERTED TO GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO, LANDING AT APPROXIMATELY 0919 MDT. FLIGHT 224 LOST POWER ON THE NUMBER ONE ENGINE, AND SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN IN FLIGHT. THE LANDING AT GRAND JUNCTION WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED GRAND JUNCTION ON SEPTEMBER 29, 1996. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS REPORT IS FINAL AND CLOSED.

## Other reports on N953U (2)

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

- [Incident 19940125004089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940125004089I), Jan 25, 1994: Doug DC982 (N953U), Springfield, MO. Narrative: at cruise altitude of 350 FL, a loud bang was heard by the crew and #2 engine, s/n 1211 spooled down. Aircraft diverted to sgf and landed w/o…
- [Incident 19890311029919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890311029919I), Mar 11, 1989: Doug DC982 (N953U), St Louis, MO. Smoke in cabin and cockpit. Turned off right hand pack. Landed safely. Internal failure of APU engine.

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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