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FAA incident report · Doug DC9 · Kansas City, MO · March 12, 1997

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Date
March 12, 1997 · 22:46 local
Place
Kansas City, MO
Airport
Kansas City International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
ABXA
Aircraft
N979AX
Reported as
Doug DC9
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
N979AXRegistration cancelled May 23, 2017 · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-41S/N 47492 · Built 1969Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-41Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D seriesTurbo-jet

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What happened

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

Narrative: item: aircraft returned to Kansas City International (mci) just after take-off due to reported sparks, from number one engine, by tower and aircraft on approach. Details: number one engine was installed on, aircraft N979AX, at mci by airborne express maintenance personnel. Engine removed for excessive oil consumption, four quarts in three hours. Engine installed had just been overhauled for stage three modification. After take-off, the tower and another aircraft on approach reported sparks coming out of number one engine. Crew did not see any unusual indications on instruments and did not shut down engine. An emergency was declared with equipment standing by; however, an overweight landing was accomplished without incident. Findings: maintenance borescoped the engine at mci and found no evidence of damage. After an engine ground run, the write-up was cleared and aircraft released for flight aircraft departed mci on 13 March at 1300 for wilmington, Ohio (iln). The engine operated without repeat of sparking. Maintenance at iln airborne express, performed further investigations with no findings and released the aircraft to normal line service. This incident (CE97ICM0049) is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ITEM: AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO KANSAS CITY INTERNATIONAL (MCI) JUST AFTER TAKE-OFF DUE TO REPORTED SPARKS, FROM NUMBER ONE ENGINE, BY TOWER AND AIRCRAFT ON APPROACH. DETAILS: NUMBER ONE ENGINE WAS INSTALLED ON, AIRCRAFT N979AX, AT MCI BY AIRBORNE EXPRESS MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL. ENGINE REMOVED FOR EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION, FOUR QUARTS IN THREE HOURS. ENGINE INSTALLED HAD JUST BEEN OVERHAULED FOR STAGE THREE MODIFICATION. AFTER TAKE-OFF, THE TOWER AND ANOTHER AIRCRAFT ON APPROACH REPORTED SPARKS COMING OUT OF NUMBER ONE ENGINE. CREW DID NOT SEE ANY UNUSUAL INDICATIONS ON INSTRUMENTS AND DID NOT SHUT DOWN ENGINE. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED WITH EQUIPMENT STANDING BY; HOWEVER, AN OVERWEIGHT LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FINDINGS: MAINTENANCE BORESCOPED THE ENGINE AT MCI AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE. AFTER AN ENGINE GROUND RUN, THE WRITE-UP WAS CLEARED AND AIRCRAFT RELEASED FOR FLIGHT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MCI ON 13 MARCH AT 1300 FOR WILMINGTON, OHIO (ILN). THE ENGINE OPERATED WITHOUT REPEAT OF SPARKING. MAINTENANCE AT ILN AIRBORNE EXPRESS, PERFORMED FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS WITH NO FINDINGS AND RELEASED THE AIRCRAFT TO NORMAL LINE SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT (CE97ICM0049) IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.