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Incident

FAA incident report · Doug DC915F · Salt Lake City, UT · April 21, 2001

Date: April 21, 2001 · 10:44 local
Place: Salt Lake City, UT
Airport: Salt Lake City International
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: DKAA
Aircraft: N916R
Reported as: Doug DC915F
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D7B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

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What happened

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

(-23) While inbound on decent the crew felt a severe vibration and indentified it as #2 engine. Power was reduced to idle and an uneventful landing was made. Maintenance removed the oil filter and found metal contamination. Engine was removed for repair. Anticipated repair time approximately six weeks. An amended report to follow when failed part is identified.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE INBOUND ON DECENT THE CREW FELT A SEVERE VIBRATION AND INDENTIFIED IT AS #2 ENGINE. POWER WAS REDUCED TO IDLE AND AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED THE OIL FILTER AND FOUND METAL CONTAMINATION. ENGINE WAS REMOVED FOR REPAIR. ANTICIPATED REPAIR TIME APPROXIMATELY SIX WEEKS. AN AMENDED REPORT TO FOLLOW WHEN FAILED PART IS IDENTIFIED.