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Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Doug DC-9-87 · Romulus, MI · March 14, 1997

Date: March 14, 1997 · 06:47 local
Place: Romulus, MI
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: ORJA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N753RA
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI97FA083
Reported as: Doug DC987

N753RARegistration cancelled Apr 3, 2006 · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-87S/N 49587 Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-87

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What happened

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

(-16) A copy of the winter operations manual is a requirement for the aircraft library, however, it was not issued to pilots, and the crewmembers on the accident flight were unaware it was readily available in each airplane. The procedures outlined on page 8-1, b, in this winter operations manual were not accomplished by the flight crew prior to departure from detroit. Damage to both engines indicates ice ingestion damage which appears to have occurred during the takeoff.

As the FAA filed it

(-16) A COPY OF THE WINTER OPERATIONS MANUAL IS A REQUIREMENT FOR THE AIRCRAFT LIBRARY, HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT ISSUED TO PILOTS, AND THE CREWMEMBERS ON THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT WERE UNAWARE IT WAS READILY AVAILABLE IN EACH AIRPLANE. THE PROCEDURES OUTLINED ON PAGE 8-1, B, IN THIS WINTER OPERATIONS MANUAL WERE NOT ACCOMPLISHED BY THE FLIGHT CREW PRIOR TO DEPARTURE FROM DETROIT. DAMAGE TO BOTH ENGINES INDICATES ICE INGESTION DAMAGE WHICH APPEARS TO HAVE OCCURRED DURING THE TAKEOFF.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI97FA083Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportDetroit, MIthe captains failure to have the airplane deiced prior to takeoff which resulted in ice ingestion into both engines. Factors associated with the accident were the icing weather conditions, wing ice, an inadequate detection of the ice during the preflight, and…Mar 14, 1997 · Substantial damage