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FAA incident report · Doug DC982 · Albuquerque, NM · March 8, 1997

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Date
March 8, 1997 · 21:00 local
Place
Albuquerque, NM
Airport
Albuquerque International Airport
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
CALA
Aircraft
N35832
Reported as
Doug DC982
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
N35832Registration cancelled Apr 17, 2006 · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82)S/N 49492 · Built 1987Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82)Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: summary of findings; received an air carrier incident report from the abq ARTCC on March 9, 1997. The report identified Continental airlines flight 1529, N35832, MD-80, enroute from hou international to las vegas, NV, on March 8, 1997, diverted to abq, NM due to a #2 engine oil quantity warning light. The aircraft landed without incident. Investigation of the incident revealed that the pilot reported to air traffic control that he was indicating a steady loss of oil quantity on the #2 oil quantity indicator, about 8 quarts per hour. After landing at abq, with number 2 engine still running, he had 4 quarts of oil left. ASI contractor looked at the engine and could not fix the problem. The aircraft's flight was canceled and the passengers were re-routed. Continentals maintenance facility in hou flew a crew of 4 mechanics into abq to access the problem. On March 9, 1997, the aircraft was ferried to cleveland, oh where the problem was corrected. Mechanics found the #6 bearing oil pump seal leaking. They replaced the gar lock seal, filled the oil reservoir and leak checked the system. Continental is closely monitoring the system to ensure there are no further leaks.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: SUMMARY OF FINDINGS; RECEIVED AN AIR CARRIER INCIDENT REPORT FROM THE ABQ ARTCC ON MARCH 9, 1997. THE REPORT IDENTIFIED CONTINENTAL AIRLINES FLIGHT 1529, N35832, MD-80, ENROUTE FROM HOU INTERNATIONAL TO LAS VEGAS, NV, ON MARCH 8, 1997, DIVERTED TO ABQ, NM DUE TO A #2 ENGINE OIL QUANTITY WARNING LIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INVESTIGATION OF THE INCIDENT REVEALED THAT THE PILOT REPORTED TO AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL THAT HE WAS INDICATING A STEADY LOSS OF OIL QUANTITY ON THE #2 OIL QUANTITY INDICATOR, ABOUT 8 QUARTS PER HOUR. AFTER LANDING AT ABQ, WITH NUMBER 2 ENGINE STILL RUNNING, HE HAD 4 QUARTS OF OIL LEFT. ASI CONTRACTOR LOOKED AT THE ENGINE AND COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE AIRCRAFT'S FLIGHT WAS CANCELED AND THE PASSENGERS WERE RE-ROUTED. CONTINENTALS MAINTENANCE FACILITY IN HOU FLEW A CREW OF 4 MECHANICS INTO ABQ TO ACCESS THE PROBLEM. ON MARCH 9, 1997, THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO CLEVELAND, OH WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED. MECHANICS FOUND THE #6 BEARING OIL PUMP SEAL LEAKING. THEY REPLACED THE GAR LOCK SEAL, FILLED THE OIL RESERVOIR AND LEAK CHECKED THE SYSTEM. CONTINENTAL IS CLOSELY MONITORING THE SYSTEM TO ENSURE THERE ARE NO FURTHER LEAKS.