# Incident 19880804037369I: Doug MD88, San Antonio, TX, August 4, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1988, 11:33 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Airport: San Antonio International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 29.5340° N, 98.4691° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SAN ANTONIO INTL (SAT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5340&lon=-98.4691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N918DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N918DL-2019-04-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88 (registry code 3023688, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-88) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG MD88
- People aboard: 144
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,500 total, 250 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880804037369I

## Narrative

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

LOST RIGHT SYSTEM HYDRAULIC FLUID ON APPROACH. LANDED SAFELY.TOWED TO RAMP. HYDRAULIC DRAIN LINE CRACKED AT B NUT.

## Other reports on N918DL (4)

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

- [Incident 20000414039669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000414039669I), Apr 14, 2000: Doug MD88 (N918DL), Pittsburgh, PA. (-23)On April 14, 2001, a MD-80, s/n 49583, registered as and operating as dala flight 2155, was enroute from "yyz" to "alt" and diverted to "pit" after…
- [Incident 19980526023059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980526023059I), May 26, 1998: Doug MD88 (N918DL), Little Rock, AR. Smoke in cockpit. Declared emergency landed lit. Replaced engine ignition switch and fuel heat switches.
- [Incident 19961111042179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961111042179I), Nov 11, 1996: Doug MD88 (N918DL), Cleveland, OH, Minor damage. Overran ice and snow covered runway by 200FT. Snow fall restricted visibility. Braking action poor.
- [Incident 19901229063249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901229063249I), Dec 29, 1990: Doug MD88 (N918DL), Covington - Cin, OH. Nose gear would not retract after lift off. Returned. Landed safely.

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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