# Incident 20020526009989I: Doug DC951, Kansas City, MO, May 26, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 2002, 13:10 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 39.2976° N, 94.7139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KANSAS CITY INTL (MCI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2976&lon=-94.7139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N670MC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N670MC-2018-12-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51 (registry code 3022051, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-51) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17 series (registry code 52049, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-17-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC951
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D17
- People aboard: 66
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020526009989I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 26, 2002 NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT 1577 A DC9 REPORTED TO A.T.C. LOSS OF OIL IN THE RIGHT ENGINE. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE CONCLUDED THAT A FAILURE OF THE INTERNAL WORKINGS OF THE ENGINE CAUSED THE OIL LOSS. THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS REPLACED PER THE DC9 MAINTENANCE MANUAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.INCIDENT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

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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