# Incident 19891028056039I: Doug MD88, Covington - Cin, OH, October 28, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1989, 14:11 local time
- Place: Covington - Cin, OH
- Airport: Greater Cincinnati International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 40.1170° N, 84.3507° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Covington, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1170&lon=-84.3507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N942DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N942DL-2019-03-19) (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: 94
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891028056039I

## Narrative

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

HAD UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION. DIVERTED TO COVINGTON. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. CAUSE NOT STATED.

## Other reports on N942DL (1)

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

- [Incident 20110927020909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110927020909I), Sep 27, 2011: Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD-88 (N942DL), Newport News, VA, Minor damage. Airplane was parked at the gate and an unknown number of passengers were boarding airplane for flight to atlanta, GA. Ground crew positioned tug in front of…

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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