# Incident 20170703013799I: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83), Springfield, MO, July 3, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2017, 11:56 local time
- Place: Springfield, MO
- Airport: Springfield-Branson
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: WX0A
- Location: 37.2450° N, 93.3886° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Springfield Branson National Airport (SGF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2450&lon=-93.3886&mi=10
- Aircraft: N864GA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N864GA-2025-05-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83) (registry code 3022083, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-83-md-83) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-83(MD-83)
- Reported engine: P & W JT8D SERIES
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170703013799I

## Narrative

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

07/03/2017 FLIGHT 679 EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE DURING CLIMB FROM SGF.  LEFT ENGINE  FAILED AT 1000 FEET AGL.  EGT 800 DEGREES N1/N2 ROLLED BACK TO IDLE.  AIRCRAFT VIBRATION NOTED.  CREW REFERENCED QRH 72.3 NOTE: AGENT 1 WAS DISCHARGED.

CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO SGF, LANDED SAFELY.

ALLEGIANT DISPATCHED MX PERSONNEL TO INVESTIGATE.

07/05/2017 LEFT ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW ALLEGIANT TASK CARD 71-080-003. OPERATIONAL CHECKS AND ENGINE RUN GOOD IAW ALLEGIANT TASK CARD 71-080-003, 71-070-001. REFERENCE LOG PAGE 814531.  JT8D-219 ENGINE SERIAL # 725438 OFF AND 718174 ON.

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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