# Incident 20010724022989I: Doug DC981, Omaha, NE, July 24, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2001, 13:40 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Eppley Airfield
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MWEA
- Location: 41.3032° N, 95.8941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EPPLEY AIRFIELD (OMA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3032&lon=-95.8941&mi=10
- Aircraft: N807ME, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N807ME-2008-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-81(MD-81) (registry code 3022081, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-81-md-81) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC981
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D
- People aboard: 141
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010724022989I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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