19990405015119I

Incident

FAA incident report · Doug DC-9-32 · Des Moines, IA · April 5, 1999

Date: April 5, 1999 · 17:05 local
Place: Des Moines, IA
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: MWEA
Aircraft: N202ME
Reported as: Doug DC932
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0

N202MERegistration cancelled Apr 16, 2004 · Douglas DC-9-32S/N 47672 · Built 1975 Airframe modelDouglas DC-9-32 Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D seriesTurbo-jet

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Midwest express flight 58 departed omaha, NE, enroute to Washington d.c. over Des Moines, IA, the crew received an aircraft stall indicator failure warning. Flight 58 returned to omaha. Maintenance found the right stall waring system vane defective. The vane was replaced and the aircraft returned to service.

As the FAA filed it

MIDWEST EXPRESS FLIGHT 58 DEPARTED OMAHA, NE, ENROUTE TO WASHINGTON D.C. OVER DES MOINES, IA, THE CREW RECEIVED AN AIRCRAFT STALL INDICATOR FAILURE WARNING. FLIGHT 58 RETURNED TO OMAHA. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RIGHT STALL WARING SYSTEM VANE DEFECTIVE. THE VANE WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.