# Incident 19900607027159I: Doug DC931, Atlanta, GA, June 7, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 1990, 22:24 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: The William B Hartsfield Atla
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EALA
- Location: 33.6367° N, 84.4279° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6367&lon=-84.4279&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8943E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8943E-1998-10-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 3022065, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC931
- People aboard: 96
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90IA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90IA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900607027159I

## Narrative

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

TIRE BLEW ON TAKEOFF. ENGINE INGESTED RUBBER. RETURNED. SLIDE LOOSE DURING EVACUATING DUE TO UNSECURED GIRT BAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL90IA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90IA126), Jun 8, 1990: Douglas DC-9-31 (N8943E), Atlanta, GA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION BY OPERATOR PERSONNEL WHICH RESULTED IN OPERATION OF THE TIRE WHILE UNDER-INFLATED.

## Other reports on N8943E (1)

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

- [Incident 19830224011519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830224011519I), Feb 24, 1983: Doug DC931 (N8943E), Boston, MA. Nose gear did not indicate safe. Made a fly-by tower. Landed safely. Repaced switch and replaced harness.

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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