19961206040909I

Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 757-232 · Spokane, WA · December 6, 1996

Date
December 6, 1996 · 11:30 local
Place
Spokane, WA
Airport
Spokane International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
DALA
Aircraft
N669DN
Reported as
Boeing 757232
People aboard
54
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,000 total2,400 in this make and model

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: 3.5 hours enroute anc to slc left engine experienced high oil temp (amber). Pilot reduced throttle per checklist and the oil temp went into red. Pilot shutdown engine and diverted to geg; landed at 1130L without further incident. Delta mechanics from sea brought in to troubleshoot found the engine scavenge pump bad. Maintenance removed and replaced the pump and returned the aircraft to service. Local news media met the aircraft at the gate and aired this event on the evening and next morning tv news. Notified pmi of this incident for followup if necessary. This incident is now closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: 3.5 HOURS ENROUTE ANC TO SLC LEFT ENGINE EXPERIENCED HIGH OIL TEMP (AMBER). PILOT REDUCED THROTTLE PER CHECKLIST AND THE OIL TEMP WENT INTO RED. PILOT SHUTDOWN ENGINE AND DIVERTED TO GEG; LANDED AT 1130L WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. DELTA MECHANICS FROM SEA BROUGHT IN TO TROUBLESHOOT FOUND THE ENGINE SCAVENGE PUMP BAD. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE PUMP AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. LOCAL NEWS MEDIA MET THE AIRCRAFT AT THE GATE AND AIRED THIS EVENT ON THE EVENING AND NEXT MORNING TV NEWS. NOTIFIED PMI OF THIS INCIDENT FOR FOLLOWUP IF NECESSARY. THIS INCIDENT IS NOW CLOSED.