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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Doug DC9 · Ontario, CA · May 8, 1998

Date
May 8, 1998 · 12:48 local
Place
Ontario, CA
Airport
Ontario International Airport
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
NWAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N307RC
Reported as
Doug DC9
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D217
People aboard
133
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,115 total3,874 in this make and model168 in the last 90 days

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 may 8, 1998 at approximately 12:48 PST, northwest airlines flight 1028 a DC-9-80 shutdown its left engine (#1) and returned to Ontario International Airport for unspecified reasons. The actual discrepancy stated "during climb out passing FL190 the left oil strainer clogging light illuminated accompanied by low frequency vibration. Followed com procedures resulting in precautionary engine shutdown, shut down occurred at FL210, 300 KIAS, VMC, no restart attempted". #1 engine was changed by northwest airlines mechanics on may 11, 1998. Malfunction or defect report was submitted by the airline. An over weight landing inspection was accomplished due to the aircraft landing at 140,300 pounds no discrepancies noted inspection was performed (per mm ref. 05-05-04).

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON MAY 8, 1998 AT APPROXIMATELY 12:48 PST, NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT 1028 A DC-9-80 SHUTDOWN ITS LEFT ENGINE (#1) AND RETURNED TO ONTARIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FOR UNSPECIFIED REASONS. THE ACTUAL DISCREPANCY STATED "DURING CLIMB OUT PASSING FL190 THE LEFT OIL STRAINER CLOGGING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ACCOMPANIED BY LOW FREQUENCY VIBRATION. FOLLOWED COM PROCEDURES RESULTING IN PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE SHUTDOWN, SHUT DOWN OCCURRED AT FL210, 300 KIAS, VMC, NO RESTART ATTEMPTED". #1 ENGINE WAS CHANGED BY NORTHWEST AIRLINES MECHANICS ON MAY 11, 1998. MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT WAS SUBMITTED BY THE AIRLINE. AN OVER WEIGHT LANDING INSPECTION WAS ACCOMPLISHED DUE TO THE AIRCRAFT LANDING AT 140,300 POUNDS NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED (PER MM REF. 05-05-04).