# Incident 19970826028569I: Doug DC983, Wichita, KS, August 26, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1997, 13:58 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Wichita Mid-Continent
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWAA
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9307R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9307R-2014-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83) (registry code 3022083, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-83-md-83) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC983
- People aboard: 129
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970826028569I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: TWA FLIGHT #160, DC-9-83, ENROUTE FROM ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO TO ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI DIVERTED TO WICHITA, KANSAS DUE TO #2 ENGINE FIRE WARNING INDICATOR. AIRCRAFT LANDED AT ICT 1858Z WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. CFR WAS ON STANDBY. CORRECTIVE ACTION: #2 ENGINE WAS INSPECTED, NO INDICATION OF FIRE. INSPECTED FIRE WARNING "A" LOOP FOUND SYSTEM NOT WORKING PROPERLY.

## Other reports on N9307R (1)

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

- [Incident 19940826040199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940826040199I), Aug 26, 1994: Doug DC983 (N9307R), Portland, OR. Fire light left engine. Oil temp red line. Returned. Replaced blown anti ice air duct. Repaired wire bundle.

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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