19990126010429I

Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 727-224 · Kansas City, MO · January 26, 1999

Date
January 26, 1999 · 00:36 local
Place
Kansas City, MO
Airport
Kansas City International
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
GAIA
Aircraft
N69740
Reported as
Boeing 727224
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D7B
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0

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.

On 01/26/99, kitty hawk air cargo (gaia) flight #1711 originating from el paso, TX (elp) en route to Kansas City International (mdi) #2 engine oil quantity fell to zero in-flight. Engine windmilled in flight for approximately 20 minutes at 10 PSI oil pressure after engine was shut down in flight. At mci, kitty hawk mechanic, michael d. murray, A&P certificate 498609993 discovered the #2 engine forward fuel-oil pressure line loose and missing safety wire security. He tightened and saftied this line. He serviced #2 engine with 20 quarts of oil and performed an engine run and leak check. No further leaks were noted and the aircraft was dispatched without further incident, kitty hawk air cargo, inc. has filed a voluntary self disclosure #99SW070049 with the dallas certificate holding district office (chdo) on 01/26/99. As part of this voluntary self disclosure, corrective actions have been initiated by the company. This incident #CE99IAC0031 is closed.

As the FAA filed it

ON 01/26/99, KITTY HAWK AIR CARGO (GAIA) FLIGHT #1711 ORIGINATING FROM EL PASO, TX (ELP) EN ROUTE TO KANSAS CITY INTERNATIONAL (MDI) #2 ENGINE OIL QUANTITY FELL TO ZERO IN-FLIGHT. ENGINE WINDMILLED IN FLIGHT FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES AT 10 PSI OIL PRESSURE AFTER ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN IN FLIGHT. AT MCI, KITTY HAWK MECHANIC, MICHAEL D. MURRAY, A&P CERTIFICATE 498609993 DISCOVERED THE #2 ENGINE FORWARD FUEL-OIL PRESSURE LINE LOOSE AND MISSING SAFETY WIRE SECURITY. HE TIGHTENED AND SAFTIED THIS LINE. HE SERVICED #2 ENGINE WITH 20 QUARTS OF OIL AND PERFORMED AN ENGINE RUN AND LEAK CHECK. NO FURTHER LEAKS WERE NOTED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DISPATCHED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT, KITTY HAWK AIR CARGO, INC. HAS FILED A VOLUNTARY SELF DISCLOSURE #99SW070049 WITH THE DALLAS CERTIFICATE HOLDING DISTRICT OFFICE (CHDO) ON 01/26/99. AS PART OF THIS VOLUNTARY SELF DISCLOSURE, CORRECTIVE ACTIONS HAVE BEEN INITIATED BY THE COMPANY. THIS INCIDENT #CE99IAC0031 IS CLOSED.

Other reports on N69740 · 3

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