# Incident 19990316017959I: Doug DC982, Ft Lauderdale, FL, March 16, 1999 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: March 16, 1999, 19:48 local time - Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL - Airport: Ft Lauderdale-Hollywood International - Damage: Minor damage - Phase of flight: Normal Cruise - Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121) - Operator: CALA - Location: 26.0717° N, 80.1497° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORT LAUDERDALE/HOLLYWOOD INTL (FLL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0717&lon=-80.1497&mi=10 - Aircraft: N77827, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77827-2008-08-11) (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: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: DOUG DC982 - Reported engine: PWA JT8D217 - People aboard: 146 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 18,200 total - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990316017959I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-5) AFTER DEPARTURE AT @29.00 A LOUD BANG WAS EXPERIENCED FOLLOW BY A #1 ENGINE FAILURE. THE CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED SAFETY TO FLL WITH NO AIRCRAFT DAMAGE OR INJURIES. MAINTENANCE AT FLL FOLLOW THE RIGHT ENGINE TURBINE SEIZED. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED, ALSO ALL FOLLOW ON MAINTENANCE AND TRIM PAD RUNS. (FROM .19) ON MARCH 16, 1999, ABOUT 1948 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-82 (MD-82), N77827, OPERATED BY CONTINENTAL AIRLINES INC., AS FLIGHT 1036, LOST POWER IN THE NO. 1 ENGINE AND RETURNED TO FORT LAUDERDALE/HOLLYWOOD AIRPORT (FLL), FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 121 SCHEDULED DOMESTIC FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT DAMAGED. THE FLIGHTCREW OF 2, 3 CABIN ATTENDANTS, AND 141 PASSENGERS REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM FORT LAUDERDALE AT 1904, AND WAS ENROUTE TO NEWARK, NEW JERSEY. AT A LOCATION ABOUT 50 MILES NORTH OF FREEPORT, BAHAMAS, THE FLIGHT WAS AT FLIGHT LEVEL 280 (28,000 FEET) AND HAD JUST BEEN CLEARED TO FLIGHT LEVEL 290, WHEN THE CREW HEARD A "BOOM" AND THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO SHUTTER. THE FLIGHTCREW NOTED THAT THE NO. 1 ENGINE HAD DETERIORATED, THEY CALLED AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, SHUT DOWN THE NO. 1 ENGINE, DESCENDED TO FLIGHT LEVEL 150, AND ELECTED TO LAND AT FLL. THE FLIGHT LANDED AT FLL WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT, TAXIED TO THE GATE WHERE ALL THE PASSENGERS AND CREW DEPLANED. THE FLIGHTCREW TOLD THE FAA THAT THEY HAD NO FIRE WARNING, AND NO SMOKE IN THE CABIN, BUT HAD A TAILCONE MISSING LIGHT ILLUMINATE. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION OF THE NO. 1 ENGINE REVEALED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE IN THE LOW PRESSURE TURBINE. ALL METAL WAS CONTAINED, AND TURBINE PARTS WERE FOUND IN THE TAILCONE. IN ADDITION, DURING THE ENGINE FAILURE A PIECE OF METAL DID SOMETHING TO THE TAILCONE WARNING LIGHT SENSOR, CAUSING THE "MISSING TAILCONE" LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THE TAILCONE WAS FOUND ATTACHED TO THE AIRPLANE AT THE GATE. ## Other reports on N77827 (3) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19980717027879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980717027879I), Jul 17, 1998: Doug DC982 (N77827), New Orleans, LA. Continental 538, MD80, enroute from houston, TX, to Washington, DC. Encountered moderate turbulence 40 miles southwest of mccomb, MS, at FL290 at 1840C, August… - [Incident 19970921041329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970921041329I), Sep 21, 1997: N77827, Denver, CO, Minor damage. Narrative: aircraft departed den for iah at 0200UTC. On takeoff, a tire failed and debris was ingested into the left engine. An unsafe landing gear indication… - [Incident 19900111004059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900111004059I), Jan 11, 1990: Doug DC982 (N77827), Newark, NJ, Minor damage. Pressurization problem. Diverted. NR2 engine 13th stage saddle duct end clamp failed and cap blew through cowling. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.