# Incident 19980316007899I: Doug DC982, Wichita, KS, March 16, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1998, 07:07 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Wichita Mid-Continent
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWAA
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N901TW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N901TW-2007-05-10) (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: 82
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980316007899I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AFTER TAKE OFF ENROUTE FROM ICT TO SEA CLIMBING THRU 10,000 FEET, LEFT ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH, INDICATING 2.8 TO 3.5 ON VIBRATION GAGE. ENGINE WAS IDLED AND RETURNED TO ICT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND NICK ON ONE COMPRESSOR BLADE AND DENT ON NOSE CONE. REPLACED LEFT ENGINE AND RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.

## Other reports on N901TW (2)

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

- [Incident 19890617037789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890617037789I), Jun 17, 1989: Doug DC982 (N901TW), St Louis, MO. Nose gear door stayed open after gear retraction. Returned. Actuator snubber link would not latch in up position.
- [Incident 19890323029739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890323029739I), Mar 23, 1989: Doug DC982 (N901TW), Lincoln, NE. Boost pump in forward fuel tank failed in flight. Landed at Lincoln airport for additional fuel.

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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