20050425006079I

Incident

FAA incident report · Doug DC-9-31 · Pittsburgh, PA · April 25, 2005

Date
April 25, 2005 · 07:40 local
Place
Pittsburgh, PA
Airport
Greater Pittsburgh International
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
NWAA
Aircraft
N8934E
Reported as
Doug DC931
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D1
People aboard
49
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 April 25, 2005, at 0740 EDT, northwest 1049, N88934E, a DC-9 departed kpit for kdtw and returned to land @ kpit indicating a compressor stall. The aircraft taxied to the ramp unassisted (log page 3095845). Preliminary inspection by jet care, a contract maintenance facility @ kpit, found metal shavings in the oil. Nwaa dispatched a maintenance team to kpit for an engine change. This office interviewed the nwaa inspector who inspected the engine change. Nwaa inspector privacy data omitted stated, "the change was brought about by metal found in the oil from the 13th stage." Engine swap was completed on April 27, 2005, and the aircraft was r.t.s. on that date. Flight crew actions or lack of actions did not contribute to this incident. privacy data omitted Submission of this report closes this incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON APRIL 25, 2005, AT 0740 EDT, NORTHWEST 1049, N88934E, A DC-9 DEPARTED KPIT FOR KDTW AND RETURNED TO LAND @ KPIT INDICATING A COMPRESSOR STALL. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP UNASSISTED (LOG PAGE 3095845). PRELIMINARY INSPECTION BY JET CARE, A CONTRACT MAINTENANCE FACILITY @ KPIT, FOUND METAL SHAVINGS IN THE OIL. NWAA DISPATCHED A MAINTENANCE TEAM TO KPIT FOR AN ENGINE CHANGE. THIS OFFICE INTERVIEWED THE NWAA INSPECTOR WHO INSPECTED THE ENGINE CHANGE. NWAA INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED, "THE CHANGE WAS BROUGHT ABOUT BY METAL FOUND IN THE OIL FROM THE 13TH STAGE." ENGINE SWAP WAS COMPLETED ON APRIL 27, 2005, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS R.T.S. ON THAT DATE. FLIGHT CREW ACTIONS OR LACK OF ACTIONS DID NOT CONTRIBUTE TO THIS INCIDENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.