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Incident

FAA incident report · Doug DC-9-51 · Buffalo, NY · June 22, 2001

Date: June 22, 2001 · 17:04 local
Place: Buffalo, NY
Airport: Greater Buffalo International
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: NWAA
Aircraft: N764NC
Reported as: Doug DC951
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D
People aboard: 119
Fatal injuries: 0

N764NCRegistration cancelled Jun 17, 2014 · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51S/N 47717 · Built 1976 Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51 Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D-9 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.

(-23) On Friday, June 22, 2001, northwest airlines, flight 275, departed alb for dtw and the left hand engine oil quantity was noticed to be decreasing. The pressure and temperature remained normal. The crew elected to land in buf before shut-down of the engine became necessary. Maintenance found a stud and nut missing from the engine gearbox. A stud was installed and all stude re-torqued. The engine was run and leak-checked. Maintenance also changed the oil filter and checked the magnetic plug. All checks were satisfactory and the aircraft was returned to service. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 2001, NORTHWEST AIRLINES, FLIGHT 275, DEPARTED ALB FOR DTW AND THE LEFT HAND ENGINE OIL QUANTITY WAS NOTICED TO BE DECREASING. THE PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE REMAINED NORMAL. THE CREW ELECTED TO LAND IN BUF BEFORE SHUT-DOWN OF THE ENGINE BECAME NECESSARY. MAINTENANCE FOUND A STUD AND NUT MISSING FROM THE ENGINE GEARBOX. A STUD WAS INSTALLED AND ALL STUDE RE-TORQUED. THE ENGINE WAS RUN AND LEAK-CHECKED. MAINTENANCE ALSO CHANGED THE OIL FILTER AND CHECKED THE MAGNETIC PLUG. ALL CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.