# Incident 19900308009979I: Doug MD88, Syracuse, NY, March 8, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1990, 17:00 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 43.1112° N, 76.1063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (SYR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1112&lon=-76.1063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N938DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N938DL-2020-10-08) (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: 73
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900308009979I

## Narrative

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

LANDING GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT ON CLIMB. RETURNED. FOUND NOSE STRUT FLAT.

## Other reports on N938DL (4)

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

- [Incident 19970916033459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970916033459I), Sep 16, 1997: Doug MD88 (N938DL), Albuquerque, NM. Narrative: delta flight 270, MD 88-88, on 9/16/97, cvr-abq. During cruise the H2 hydraulic supply line cracked causing a substantial fluid loss. The flight…
- [Incident 19930926041419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930926041419I), Sep 26, 1993: Doug MD88 (N938DL), Shreveport, LA. On a 180 degree turn around on runway nose wheel slid off wet runway. Became stuck in mud.
- [Incident 19920823040639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920823040639I), Aug 23, 1992: Doug MD88 (N938DL), Louisville, KY, Minor damage. Departed end of runway on rollout. Landed on a wet runway.
- [Accident 19910505014319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910505014319A), May 5, 1991: Doug MD88 (N938DL), Atlanta, GA, Substantial damage. Van driver failed yield right of way to taxiing airliner,collided with left wing. Dark night. Raining. Lighted ramp

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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