# Incident 19981222044789I: Doug DC982, Cleveland, OH, December 22, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1998, 08:47 local time
- Place: Cleveland, OH
- Airport: Cleveland-Hopkins International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 41.4094° N, 81.8547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CLEVELAND-HOPKINS INTL (CLE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4094&lon=-81.8547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N477AC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N477AC-2013-03-21) (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: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC982
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D217
- People aboard: 152
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981222044789I

## Narrative

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

ON DEPARTURE FROM CLEVELAND, # 1 ENGINE LOST POWER HAD A COMPRESSOR STALL, FLIGHT CREW SHUT DOWN #1 ENGINE, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO CLEVELAND. ON INSPECTION, ICE WAS VISIBLE AT THE SIX O'CLOCK POSITION OF THE # 2 ENGINE INLET FAN CASE AND LOWER ENGINE COWLING. CONTINENTAL MAINTENANCE INSPECTED BOTH ENGINES AND FOUND BOTH WERE F.O.D. DAMAGED, WHICH REQUIRED THE REMOVAL REPLACEMENT OF 9 SETS OF FAN BLADES ON #1 ENGINE AND 5 SETS ON #2 ENGINE. BOTH ENGINES COMPRESSOR SECTION WERE BORE SCOPE INSPECTED, NO DAMAGE WAS FOUND. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

## Other reports on N477AC (2)

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

- [Incident 19870121004339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870121004339I), Jan 21, 1987: Doug DC982 (N477AC), Billings, MT. Engine shut down after oil pressure drop during descent. Found fuel pump shaft o ring cut.
- [Incident 19820325010839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820325010839I), Mar 25, 1982: Doug DC980 (N477AC), Omaha, NE, Minor damage. Landed with gear door extended. Minor gear door damage.

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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