# Incident 19891117058029I: Doug DC982, Covington - Cin, OH, November 17, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1989, 08:30 local time
- Place: Covington - Cin, OH
- Airport: Greater Cincinnati International
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- 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: N907DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N907DL-2022-11-29) (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 DC982
- People aboard: 86
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891117058029I

## Narrative

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

EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE YAW AFTER TAKEOFF. DAMPER LIGHT FLASHED. RETURNED. NR2 YAW DAMPER HAD FAILED.

## Other reports on N907DL (2)

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

- [Incident 19920213007729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920213007729I), Feb 13, 1992: Doug MD88 (N907DL), Rochester, NY, Minor damage. While taxiing on ramp aircraft began sliding on ice coated sloping surface. Struck pushback tug.
- [Incident 19910403012649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910403012649I), Apr 3, 1991: Doug MD88 (N907DL), Columbus, OH. NR2 engine spooled down. Diverted and landed. Damage found in turbine section. Compressor frozen.

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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