# Incident 19930806041389I: Doug MD88, West Palm Beach, FL, August 6, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1993, 09:45 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach International
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 26.7153° N, 80.0534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Palm Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7153&lon=-80.0534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N902DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N902DL-2009-04-14) (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 JT8D217
- People aboard: 120
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,470 total, 2,085 in this make and model, 176 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930806041389I

## Narrative

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

NR2 ENGINE FAILURE ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED. SMOKE EMITTING FROM NR2 ENGINE. CAPTAIN INITIATED EVACUATION.

## Other reports on N902DL (3)

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

- [Incident 19950419017009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950419017009I), Apr 19, 1995: Doug MD88 (N902DL), Shreveport, LA, Damage unknown. Narrative: while enroute to dallas/ft. worth, Texas, the aircraft experienced a problem with the no. 2 engine. The oil filter bypass light illumintated and the…
- [Incident 19910905043299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910905043299I), Sep 5, 1991: Doug MD88 (N902DL), Covington - Cin, OH. Left engine oil strainer clog message light on. Shut engine down. Returned. Replaced filter clog switch.
- [Incident 19900221016222I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900221016222I), Feb 21, 1990: Doug DC981 (N902DL), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. 902DL holding for taxiing instruction and with brakes set was hit by a klm 747 being pushed back. Tails collided.

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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