# Incident 19930326008679I: Doug MD88, Lexington, KY, March 26, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1993, 13:50 local time
- Place: Lexington, KY
- Airport: Blue Grass
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 38.0367° N, 84.6086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BLUE GRASS (LEX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0367&lon=-84.6086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N910DE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N910DE-2022-11-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88 (registry code 3023689, 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: 148
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930326008679I

## Narrative

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

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

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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