# Incident 19901227064329I: Doug MD88, Rochester, NY, December 27, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1990, 19:00 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Greater Rochester Internationa
- Phase of flight: Climb
- 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: N932DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N932DL-2019-09-16) (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: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,149 total, 921 in this make and model, 188 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901227064329I

## Narrative

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

MONETARY GEAR DOOR UNSAFE LIGHT. SLOWED DOWN FOR SAFETY. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N932DL (2)

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

- [Incident 20110420006779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110420006779I), Apr 20, 2011: Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD-88 (N932DL), Pittsburgh, PA, No damage. Delta airlines aircraft 932, MD-88 s/n 49719, N932DL, departed greater rochester international (kroc) at 18:30 EDT enroute to atlanta hartsfield-jackson…
- [Incident 20061028024099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061028024099I), Oct 28, 2006: Doug MD88 (N932DL), Baltimore, MD, Minor damage. (-23) During rotation, on takeoff, the captain noticed a flash in the vicinity of the rudder pedals. Subsequent indications were: center pedestal lights…

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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