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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Doug MD-88 · Lexington, KY · March 26, 1993

Date: March 26, 1993 · 13:50 local
Place: Lexington, KY
Airport: Blue Grass
Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: DALA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N910DE
Reported as: Doug MD88
People aboard: 148
Fatal injuries: 0

N910DERegistration cancelled Nov 23, 2022 · Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88S/N 53419 · Built 1992 Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas MD-88 Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D seriesTurbo-jet

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Spongy feeling of landing gear. Aborted. Found seam tar had been picked up by gear and thrown into NR2 engine.

As the FAA filed it

SPONGY FEELING OF LANDING GEAR. ABORTED. FOUND SEAM TAR HAD BEEN PICKED UP BY GEAR AND THROWN INTO NR2 ENGINE.