# Incident 19961017036639I: Doug MD11, Portland, OR, October 17, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1996, 11:40 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 45.5887° N, 122.5969° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTLAND INTL (PDX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5887&lon=-122.5969&mi=10
- Aircraft: N803DE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG MD11
- Reported engine: PWA PW4460
- People aboard: 182
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961017036639I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE LEFT ENGINE THRUST REVERSER FAILED WHEN THE 2.95 BLEED VALVE MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT ENGINE THRUST REVERSER HALF. THE PILOT REPORTED AN UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF VIBRATION UPON DEPARTING ATLANTA ENROUTE TO PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL. SOME PIECES OF THE THRUST REVERSER WERE RECOVERED FROM THE RUNWAY AFTER DELTA AIRLINES GATE PERSONNEL REPORTED THE CONDITION OF THE ENGINE AT THE GATE. THE THRUST REVERSER HALF WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE THE NEXT DAY. THIS INCIDENT IS 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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