# Incident 19891116057399I: Doug MD88, Rochester, NY, November 16, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 1989, 19:17 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Greater Rochester Internationa
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 43.1548° N, 77.6156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1548&lon=-77.6156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N934DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N934DL-2019-08-22) (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: 43
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891116057399I

## Narrative

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

REPORTED A LIGHTNING STRIKE WHILE ON APPROACH. DETERMINED IT WAS ACTUALLY A STATIC DISCHARGE OFF AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N934DL (2)

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

- [Incident 19980824036879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980824036879I), Aug 24, 1998: Doug MD88 (N934DL), West Palm Beach, FL, Minor damage. (-5)3' Section of tread come off rt fwd outside main - ingested in rt engatrotation - compressors stalls occurred aircraft reutrned to pbi and landed w/out…
- [Incident 19910819045509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910819045509I), Aug 19, 1991: Doug MD88 (N934DL), Houston, TX. Mechanic taxiing aircraft to gate. Lost directional control on turn and ran off taxiway.

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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