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Incident

FAA incident report · Doug DC981 · Omaha, NE · July 24, 2001

Date: July 24, 2001 · 13:40 local
Place: Omaha, NE
Airport: Eppley Airfield
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: MWEA
Aircraft: N807ME
Reported as: Doug DC981
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D
People aboard: 141
Fatal injuries: 0

N807MERegistration cancelled Jul 14, 2008 · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-81(MD-81)S/N 48033 · Built 1981 Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-81(MD-81)Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D 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) Midwest express flight 521, was enroute from milwaukee, WI. To denver, CO. At flight level 370 when the left engine power lever stuck. The crew shut down the engine and diverted into Omaha, NE. Company maintenance found that the power lever connection to the fuel control was loose. The engine was changed due to overtemp. The airline filed a self disclosure stating that maintenance had worked on the rigging in the past and apparently had not safetied the power lever connection. The chdo is conducting the investigation.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MIDWEST EXPRESS FLIGHT 521, WAS ENROUTE FROM MILWAUKEE, WI. TO DENVER, CO. AT FLIGHT LEVEL 370 WHEN THE LEFT ENGINE POWER LEVER STUCK. THE CREW SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND DIVERTED INTO OMAHA, NE. COMPANY MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE POWER LEVER CONNECTION TO THE FUEL CONTROL WAS LOOSE. THE ENGINE WAS CHANGED DUE TO OVERTEMP. THE AIRLINE FILED A SELF DISCLOSURE STATING THAT MAINTENANCE HAD WORKED ON THE RIGGING IN THE PAST AND APPARENTLY HAD NOT SAFETIED THE POWER LEVER CONNECTION. THE CHDO IS CONDUCTING THE INVESTIGATION.