20030120001769I

Incident

FAA incident report · Doug DC982 · Omaha, NE · January 20, 2003

Date: January 20, 2003 · 09:31 local
Place: Omaha, NE
Airport: Eppley Airfield
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: AALA
Aircraft: N7521A
Reported as: Doug DC982
People aboard: 131
Fatal injuries: 0

N7521ARegistration cancelled Jan 7, 2019 · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82)S/N 49898 · Built 1990 Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82)Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D seriesTurbo-jet

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What happened

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(-23) N7521A, DC-9-82 (MD82), being operated as American airlines flight 1188 enroute denver, co to chicago, IL, diverted into Omaha, NE. Due to low oil quantity indication in the right engine. Contract maintenance found oil dripping from the #2 engine, and both oil temperature labels starting to turn black. The origin of the oil leak was not determined. The engine was changed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N7521A, DC-9-82 (MD82), BEING OPERATED AS AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 1188 ENROUTE DENVER, CO TO CHICAGO, IL, DIVERTED INTO OMAHA, NE. DUE TO LOW OIL QUANTITY INDICATION IN THE RIGHT ENGINE. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE FOUND OIL DRIPPING FROM THE #2 ENGINE, AND BOTH OIL TEMPERATURE LABELS STARTING TO TURN BLACK. THE ORIGIN OF THE OIL LEAK WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE ENGINE WAS CHANGED.