# Incident 20180718011499I: Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD 83, Alcoa, TN, July 18, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2018, 08:30 local time
- Place: Alcoa, TN
- Airport: Mcghee Tyson
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: WX0A
- Location: 35.8111° N, 83.9941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MC GHEE TYSON (TYS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8111&lon=-83.9941&mi=10
- Aircraft: N872GA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT CO 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/20180718011499I

## Narrative

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

07/18/18 ENROUTE AT FL320 THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A  LOSS OF N2 INDICATION ON THE RIGHT ENGINE, FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.  THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE AIECRAFT TAXIED TO THE GATE UNDER ITS OWN POWER. PASSENGERS DEPLANED NORMAL.

ALLEGIANT CONTRACT MAINTENANCE UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF ALLEGIANT MAINTENANCE CONTROL ACCOMPLISH INITIAL EVALUATION.  METAL WAS FOUND IN MASTER CHIP DETECTOR, MAIN OIL FILTER AND FUEL FILTER. ALLEGIANT MAINTENANCE FROM ORLANDO SANFORD AIRPORT WERE DISPATCHED TO TYS FOR ENGINE CHANGE.  NUMBER 2 ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED DUE TO GEARBOX FAILURE. REFERENCED W/R/TT/C 71-080-003, 71-070-001-M739 AND  72-10 FOR ENGINE TURBINE REMOVE AND REPLACE.  POWER ASSURANCE COMPLETED GOOD.  AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

OPERATIONAL SERVICE DIFFICULTY REPORT (SDR) WILL BE SUBMITTED.  ENGINE WAS RELEASED FROM SHOP VISIT FOR MAJOR REPAIR ON 11/11/2016.  TSLSV 2344.3 HOURS

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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