# Incident 19990521017189I: Doug DC931, Kansas City, MO, May 21, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1999, 10:02 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWAA
- Location: 39.2976° N, 94.7139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KANSAS CITY INTL (MCI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2976&lon=-94.7139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N988Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N988Z-2013-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 302206A, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC931
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D9A
- People aboard: 62
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990521017189I

## Narrative

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

ON 5-21-99 AT 1002 AM., TWA FLIGHT 515 WAS IN ROUTE FROM STL TO ICT WHEN ITS RIGHT OIL STRAINER CLOGGING ANNUCIATOR LIGHT CAME ON. THE POWER WAS REDUCED AND THE LIGHT REMAINED ON. THE OIL TEMPERATURE BEGAN TO RISE RAPIDLY AND THE CAPTAIN ELECTED TO SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND DIVERTED TO KANSA CITY INTERNATIONAL. THIS RECORDED ON LOG PAGE 73833. THE CONTROLLER DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON ARRIVAL AT MCI, TWA MAINTENANCE MADE A NON-ROUTINE CARD AND REMOVED THE OIL SCREEN. IT WAS SENT TO TWA ENGINEERING AND FROM THERE THE DECISION WAS MADE TO REMOVE THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS SENT TO THE SHOP FRO ANALYSIS AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH ANOTHER ENGINE. INCIDENT #CE99IAC0061 WAS ASSIGNED AND PTRS ENTRY #CE05199908634 WAS MADE. THIS MATTER IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N988Z (6)

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

- [Incident 19920504026699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920504026699I), May 4, 1992: Doug DC931 (N988Z), Des Moines, IA. NR4 MLG tire blew on landing rollout. Tire changed.
- [Incident 19861115069679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861115069679I), Nov 15, 1986: Doug DC931 (N988Z), St Louis, MO, Minor damage. Improper main gear door indication on approach. Alternate extension used. Found faulty door position switch.
- [Incident 19840201009929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840201009929I), Feb 1, 1984: Doug DC931 (N988Z), Tampa, FL. Fire in the commode bowl. Taxiing for takeoff. Flames were from white tissue. Found smoke deposit under toilet seat
- [Incident 19820710036869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820710036869I), Jul 10, 1982: Doug DC9 (N988Z), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Pilot returned when engine fire warning came on. Fired both bottles. Damage to turbine section.
- [Incident 19800307031529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800307031529I), Mar 7, 1980: Doug DC931 (N988Z), Peoria, IL, Minor damage. Burned spots in fuselage due to lightning strike.
- [Incident 19791217046529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791217046529I), Dec 17, 1979: Doug DC931 (N988Z), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. Main landing gear would not retract, gear doors open. Found maintenance bypass handle left in down position.

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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