# Incident 20010718016649I: Doug DC982, Wichita, KS, July 18, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2001, 11:15 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Wichita Mid-Continent
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ZWOA
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N959U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N959U-2008-08-19) (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
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010718016649I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT N959U, FLIGHT NO. 146, ENROUTE PHX-STL, EXPERIENCED AN OIL STRAINER CLOG LIGHT (LEFT ENGINE). PILOT THROTTLED BACK, LIGHT WENT OUT AND THEN CAME BACK ON. SHUTDOWN LEFT ENGINE AND DIVERTED INTO WICHITA.  MAINTENANCE CREW FROM ST. LOUIS REPLACED OIL FILTER AND SWITCHED ENGINE OIL FILTER BYPASS.  TURNED ENGINE; CHECKED GOOD.  RETURNED TO SERVICE.

## Other reports on N959U (2)

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

- [Incident 19881130063619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881130063619I), Nov 30, 1988: Doug DC982 (N959U), St Louis, MO. Unable to retract gear. Returned and landed safely. Nose gear strut flat and schrader valve o ring deteriorated.
- [Incident 19881012059769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881012059769I), Oct 12, 1988: Doug DC982 (N959U), St Louis, MO. Smoke from lavatory after landing. Extinguisher used on trash container. Water line heater element had burned out.

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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