# Incident 19970512022769I: Doug DC981, Washington, DC, May 12, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1997, 10:38 local time
- Place: Washington, DC
- Airport: Washington National
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USSA
- Location: 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8951&lon=-77.0364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N810US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N810US-2003-10-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-81(MD-81) (registry code 3022081, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-81-md-81) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC981
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D217
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970512022769I

## Narrative

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

THUMP AND LOST THRUST NR1 ENGINE ON CLIMBOUT. RETURNED. EXHAUST CONE CAME OFF. FOD TO TURBINE BLADES.CONTAINED FAIL

## Other reports on N810US (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20010412014909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010412014909I), Apr 12, 2001: Doug DC981 (N810US), Pittsburgh, PA, Minor damage. (-23) At approximately 1245 local time on April 12, 2001, a us airways DC-9-80 made ground/runway contact with its left wingtip while landing on runway 28 l in…
- [Incident 19911224062589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911224062589I), Dec 24, 1991: Doug DC981 (N810US), Indianapolis, IN. Unsafe gear indication. Diverted to Indianapolis. Landed safely. Found nose gear doors open.

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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