# Incident 19901102055939I: Doug DC931, Atlanta, GA, November 2, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1990, 16:52 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: The William B Hartsfield Atla
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EALA
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8988E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8988E-1992-02-28) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901102055939I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT VIBRATION ON DEPARTURE. RETURNED. NOSE TIRES WORN UNEVENLY AND GEAR DOORS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT.

## Other reports on N8988E (1)

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

- [Accident 19871115081909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871115081909A), Nov 15, 1987: Doug DC931 (N8988E), Cleveland, OH, Substantial damage. Thrust reverser door opened during descent. Had fatigue failure of the outboard upper thrust reverser driver link.

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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