# Incident 20000402001949I: Doug DC982, Tampa, FL, April 2, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 2000, 21:15 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Airport: Tampa International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: COAA
- Location: 27.9755° N, 82.5332° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TAMPA INTL (TPA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9755&lon=-82.5332&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93875, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93875-2013-08-16) (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 JT8D
- People aboard: 136
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000402001949I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 2, 2000, AT 2115 EST, A MCDONNELL DOUGLAS, DC-9-82, N93875, OPERATED BY CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, FLIGHT 1671 FROM TAMPA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL AIRPORT, TX, LOST POWER ON THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE ON CLIMBOUT THROUGH 250FL.  THE CAPTAIN REPORTED HEARING A LOUD BANG, LOST EPR AND HAD A RISE IN EGT INDICATION.  ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN BUT NOT NORMAL.  AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO TAMPA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.  ON FUTURE INSPECTION, THE EXHAUST TURBINE BLADES WERE BADLY DAMAGED AND LARGE PORTION OF TURBINE BLADES MISSING.

## Other reports on N93875 (2)

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

- [Incident 19970523019429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970523019429I), May 23, 1997: Doug DC982 (N93875), Cleveland, OH. Narrative: flight crew reported #2 engine surged twice. Aircraft diverted and landed at Cleveland without incident. Cala Cleveland maintenance replaced #2…
- [Incident 19920124005999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920124005999I), Jan 24, 1992: Doug DC982 (N93875), Cleveland, OH, Minor damage. NR2 engine lost hydraulic pressure on climb. Returned. Found hydraulic pump had failed.

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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