# Incident 19980508014159I: Doug DC9, Ontario, CA, May 8, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1998, 12:48 local time
- Place: Ontario, CA
- Airport: Ontario International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 34.0560° N, 117.6012° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ONTARIO INTL (ONT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0560&lon=-117.6012&mi=10
- Aircraft: N307RC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC9
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D217
- People aboard: 133
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,115 total, 3,874 in this make and model, 168 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980508014159I

## Narrative

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

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).

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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