# Incident 19970929033329I: Doug DC9, Buffalo, NY, September 29, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1997, 10:29 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 42.8864° N, 78.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8864&lon=-78.8784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N786NC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N786NC-2014-06-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51 (registry code 3022051, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-51) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17 series (registry code 52049, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-17-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC9
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970929033329I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Incident 20080808845069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080808845069I), Aug 8, 2008: Doug DC951 (N786NC), Newark, NJ, Minor damage. On 8/8/08 at approximately 8:30PM local time, northwest airlines flight 649, a DC9-51, struck a jetway stand on pushback from gate 40 at ewr. No injuries or…
- [Incident 20030104006349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030104006349I), Jan 4, 2003: Doug DC951 (N786NC), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft N786NC a northwest airlines DC-9-50 loaded and taxiing from gate A6 on taxiway U9 to spot 3N. At the mid point of the intersecion of taxiway U9…
- [Incident 19870129029659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870129029659I), Jan 29, 1987: Doug DC951 (N786NC), Chicago, IL. Aircraft departed the end of wet runway after landing. Gear pinned and aircraft towed to the gate.
- [Incident 19861201075989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861201075989I), Dec 1, 1986: Doug DC951 (N786NC), Madison, WI, Minor damage. Right main and nose gear departed runway side during rollout on wet snow. Damaged 5 runway lights. Crosswind factor

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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