# Incident 19980320007969I: Doug C118A, Anchorage, AK, March 20, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1998, 15:53 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Anchorage International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FXGA
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N351CE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N351CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas C-118A (registry code 3021710, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-c-118a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series (registry code 52026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG C118A
- Reported engine: PWA R2800*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980320007969I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DEPARTED ANCHORAGE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. APROX. 15 MIN INTO FLIGHT, #3 ENGINE INDICATED AN INTERMITTENT OIL QUANTITY DECREASE. #3 PROPELLER WAS FEATHERED AFTER PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE SHUTDOWN. RETURNED TO ANCHORAGE. ELECTRICAL PROBLEM IDENTIFIED. REPLACED COAXIAL PIGTAIL, FROM TRANSMITTER TO FIREWALL AND REPAIRED POWER CONNECTOR AT TRANSMITTER.

## Other reports on N351CE (2)

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

- [Incident 20140224003089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140224003089I), Feb 24, 2014: Douglas C-118A (N351CE), Emmonak, AK, Substantial damage. Ptrs number: AL07201401642. After fxga, flt 99, arrived at Emmonak, AK. The crew discovered a fuel leak in the post flight walk around inspection. The leak was…
- [Incident 20110614012919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110614012919I), Jun 14, 2011: Douglas C-118A (N351CE), Anchorage, AK, No damage. Ptrs 201104308DURING reversing on landing rollout in Anchorage, the number 1 engine backfired and exhaust pipe caught fire. The exhaust fire extinguished…

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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