# Incident 19981125043539I: Doug DC855, El Paso, TX, November 25, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1998, 09:05 local time
- Place: El Paso, TX
- Airport: El Paso International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: GAIA
- Location: 31.8073° N, 106.3764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EL PASO INTL (ELP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8073&lon=-106.3764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N801CK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N801CK-2013-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-8F-55 (registry code 3021928, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8f-55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT3D series (registry code 52035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt3d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC855
- Reported engine: PWA JT3D3B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981125043539I

## Narrative

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

(-5)DC-8, OPERATED BY GAIA, ON 11/25/98 HAD #3 ENGINE OIL LOSS, ENGINE SHOT DOWN AND WINDMILL OIL PRESS. NAS 20-60 P.S.I. AIRCRAFT LANDED EL PASO, TX. WITHOUT INCIDENT.  MAINTENANCE FOUND C.S.D. GEAR BOX DRIVE SHAFT FAILURE.  DRIVE SHAFT REMOVED/REPLACED PER MM 79-11 OIL SERVICED AND OPS NORMAL.  ENGINE TIME WAS 56,307 HOURS.

## Other reports on N801CK (1)

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

- [Incident 19970610022399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970610022399I), Jun 10, 1997: Doug DC8F55 (N801CK), Miami, FL. Problems yaw damper. Placarded not to use. Put on MEL. Problems using autopilot. Replaced auto pilot disconnect.

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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