# Incident 20031006029999I: Doug DC981, Detroit, MI, October 6, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 2003, 08:35 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit Metro Wayne County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: GTIA
- Location: 42.2124° N, 83.3534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DETROIT METRO WAYNE COUNTY (DTW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2124&lon=-83.3534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N819NK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N819NK-2005-12-14) (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)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC981
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D217A
- People aboard: 150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031006029999I

## Narrative

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

(-23) SPIRIT FLIGHT 1605, DTW TO RSW, DEPARTED AT 1231Z. DURING CLIMBOUT AT 10,000 FT., THE OIL STRAINER LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE RIGHT ENGINE. AFTER A FEW SECONDS, THE RIGHT ENGINE SHUDDERED AND VIBRATED SEVERELY, WITH EGT EXCEEDING 700 DEGREES. AS THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN BY THE PILOT, THE OIL QUANTITY DROPPED TO ZERO. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DTW AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. THE AIRPORT'S EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT WAS STANDING BY. AN OVERWEIGHT LANDING WAS MADE AT 138,000 LBS. INVESTIGATION AFTER LANDING REVEALED THE RIGHT ENGINE HAD SUFFERED AN UNCONTAINED FAILURE, WITH ENGINE PIECES EXITING THE POWERPLANT CASE AT THE FORWARD END OF THE TURBINE. NO ENGINE PIECES EXITED THE COWLING OR PENETRATED THE FUSELAGE. THE ENGINE WILL BE SENT TO A SHOP FOR TEARDOWN AND FAILURE CAUSE INVESTIGATION.

## Other reports on N819NK (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20030731024139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030731024139I), Jul 31, 2003: Doug DC981 (N819NK), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. (-23) Spirit flight 1565, dtw to myr, was enplaned with passengers and crew on gate C4 at dtw. The boarding door was closed for departure. Push back of the…

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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