# Incident 19910403012649I: Doug MD88, Columbus, OH, April 3, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1991, 13:28 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Airport: Port Columbus International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 39.9612° N, 82.9988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, OH, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9612&lon=-82.9988&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 MD88
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D219
- People aboard: 78
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910403012649I

## Narrative

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

NR2 ENGINE SPOOLED DOWN. DIVERTED AND LANDED. DAMAGE FOUND IN TURBINE SECTION. COMPRESSOR FROZEN.

## 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 19891117058029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891117058029I), Nov 17, 1989: Doug DC982 (N907DL), Covington - Cin, OH. Experienced excessive yaw after takeoff. Damper light flashed. Returned. NR2 yaw damper had failed.

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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