From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on Monday, September 29, 1997 at 1029 EST, a Douglas DC-9, N786NC, flight 1521, operated by northwest airlines, enroute to detroit from albany, new york at 31,000 feet experienced low oil pressure in the left engine. The flight was diverted to Buffalo international airport. A landing was accomplished on runway 23 without further incident. Fire and rescue responded. There were no injuries. Mechanics could not duplicate the leak. Engine #2 was serviced with 12 quarts of oil. The captain ran #2 engine. Operational check was satisfactory and no leaks were noted. Since #2 engine ran with low oil pressure, it was changed as a precautionary measure. The aircraft was returned to service. This incident is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1997 AT 1029 EST, A DOUGLAS DC-9, N786NC, FLIGHT 1521, OPERATED BY NORTHWEST AIRLINES, ENROUTE TO DETROIT FROM ALBANY, NEW YORK AT 31,000 FEET EXPERIENCED LOW OIL PRESSURE IN THE LEFT ENGINE. THE FLIGHT WAS DIVERTED TO BUFFALO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. A LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON RUNWAY 23 WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONDED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. MECHANICS COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE LEAK. ENGINE #2 WAS SERVICED WITH 12 QUARTS OF OIL. THE CAPTAIN RAN #2 ENGINE. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY AND NO LEAKS WERE NOTED. SINCE #2 ENGINE RAN WITH LOW OIL PRESSURE, IT WAS CHANGED AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
Other reports on N786NC · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.