# Incident 19971228042599I: Doug DC982, Indianapolis, IN, December 28, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1997, 08:43 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWAA
- Location: 39.7173° N, 86.2946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INDIANAPOLIS INTL (IND), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7173&lon=-86.2946&mi=10
- Aircraft: N906TW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N906TW-2008-07-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82) (registry code 3022082, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-82-md-82) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC982
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971228042599I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: FLIGHT 46B ENROUTE STL-LGA DIVERTED TO IND DUE TO FUEL IMBALANCE. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED DUE TO THE RT. MAIN FUEL QUANTITY WAS DECREASING BUT NOT THE LEFT. UPON ARRIVAL IND THE LT. MAIN TANK INDICATED 4000# MORE THAN THE RT. NO FUEL WAS BEING DRAWN FROM THE LT. TANK. THE DEFUEL PANEL WAS OPEN AND THE DEFUEL VALVE WAS IN THE DEFUEL POSITION. THE REFUEL PANEL WAS DOWN BUT NOT LATCHED. THE A/C WAS DISPATCHED FROM STL WITH THE DEFUEL VALVE IN THE DEFUEL POSITION. AND THE ACCESS DOOR OPEN. THE FUELING PANEL DOOR WAS DOWN BUT NOT LATCHED. TWA MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FAILED TO CONFIGURE THE DEFUEL VALVE PROPERLY FOR FLIGHT. GROUND PERSONNEL FAILED TO INSPECT THE A/C PROPERLY PRIOR TO DISPATCH. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N906TW (5)

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

- [Incident 19990820032289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990820032289I), Aug 20, 1999: Doug DC982 (N906TW), Salt Lake City, UT. (-23) On takeoff the left engine had two compressor stalls. The throttle was retarded slowly and then advanced producing another stall. The power was set at…
- [Incident 19950725026909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950725026909I), Jul 25, 1995: Doug DC982 (N906TW), Baltimore, MD, Minor damage. NR2 engine turbine failed on climbout. Returned. Failure was contained.
- [Incident 19860927059809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860927059809I), Sep 27, 1986: Doug DC982 (N906TW), St Louis, MO, Minor damage. Wing tip struck a fence while positioning aircraft in a penalty box.
- [Incident 19850918050689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850918050689I), Sep 18, 1985: Doug DC982 (N906TW), St Louis, MO. Aborted takeoff due to number 1 gen trip and csd low oil pressure light. Oil leak at csd oil out line retorqued.
- [Incident 19850226009079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850226009079I), Feb 26, 1985: Doug DC982 (N906TW), Portland, OR, Minor damage. Mild compressor stalls on power back, taxi and with takeoff power application. FOD to nr 1 and nr 2 engines.

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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