# Incident 20030120001769I: Doug DC982, Omaha, NE, January 20, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 2003, 09:31 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Eppley Airfield
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- 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: N7521A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7521A-2019-01-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82) (registry code 3022082, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-82-md-82) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC982
- People aboard: 131
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030120001769I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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