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 October 8, 1997 northwest airlines flight 556, a DC-9-82 made an emergency landing at the Indianapolis, Indiana international airport. While changing the power setting on approach the left engine did not respond to control input. The flight crew then declared an emergency and landed. Maintenance personnel found that the throttle cable for the engine had broken in the area between the bellcrank and the nacelle. The cable part number is 7-44479-3. This incident is closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON OCTOBER 8, 1997 NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT 556, A DC-9-82 MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT THE INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. WHILE CHANGING THE POWER SETTING ON APPROACH THE LEFT ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND TO CONTROL INPUT. THE FLIGHT CREW THEN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND THAT THE THROTTLE CABLE FOR THE ENGINE HAD BROKEN IN THE AREA BETWEEN THE BELLCRANK AND THE NACELLE. THE CABLE PART NUMBER IS 7-44479-3. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.
Other reports on N301RC · 6
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.