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Incident

FAA incident report · Doug MD83 · Grand Rapids, MI · July 29, 2001

Date: July 29, 2001 · 12:22 local
Place: Grand Rapids, MI
Airport: Kent County International
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: GTIA
Aircraft: N822NK
Reported as: Doug MD83
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D219
People aboard: 168
Fatal injuries: 0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) On July 29, 2001, flight 872, MD80, N822NK, spirit airline, departed dtw to lax, at climb the pilot reported an emergency. The pilot reported to ATC, that right engine was shuddering and oil quantity read (zero), smoke entered the cockpit and the cabin. The pilot shut down the right engine and was diverted to grr. The aircraft landed without incident. Emergency equipment were standing by.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 29, 2001, FLIGHT 872, MD80, N822NK, SPIRIT AIRLINE, DEPARTED DTW TO LAX, AT CLIMB THE PILOT REPORTED AN EMERGENCY. THE PILOT REPORTED TO ATC, THAT RIGHT ENGINE WAS SHUDDERING AND OIL QUANTITY READ (ZERO), SMOKE ENTERED THE COCKPIT AND THE CABIN. THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE RIGHT ENGINE AND WAS DIVERTED TO GRR. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT WERE STANDING BY.