# Incident 19971015042609I: Doug DC983, Albuquerque, NM, October 15, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1997
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: Albuquerque International Airport
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWAA
- Location: 35.0416° N, 106.5560° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Albuquerque Airport (1928), closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0416&lon=-106.5560&mi=10
- Aircraft: N931TW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N931TW-2017-05-22) (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
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D217A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971015042609I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON TAKE OFF (ABQ) AIRCRAFT'S NO. 1 ENGINE (L) LOST POWER. EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT CALLED OUT. RETURNED TO ABQ. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE CALLED. FOUND PIECES OF TURBINE WHEEL IN TAILPIPE AND ON RUNWAY. ENGINE WILL BE CHANGED IN ABQ. TWA SENDING ENGINE FROM MCI & MAINTENANCE FROM MCI OR STL.

## Other reports on N931TW (1)

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

- [Incident 20090330003649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090330003649I), Mar 30, 2009: Doug DC983 (N931TW), Omaha, NE, No damage. (-23) N931TW - DC-9-83, was operated by American airlines as flight 1708, enroute from las to ord. The crew declared an emergency and diverted to oma due to a…

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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