# Accident 19950106001249A: Doug MD88, Monroe, LA, January 6, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 1995, 09:20 local time
- Place: Monroe, LA
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 32.5091° N, 92.0798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5091&lon=-92.0798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N981DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N981DL-2022-11-30) (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: 69
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,336 total, 2,769 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950106001249A

## Narrative

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

SEVERE TURBULENCE ON CLIMB TO CRUISE. FLIGHT ATTENDANT INJURED. DIVERTED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA95LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA055), Jan 6, 1995: McDonnell Douglas MD-88 (N981DL), Monroe, LA, no damage. Probable cause: an in-flight encounter with weather during a climb, resulting in an injury to a flight attendant who got out of her seat to perform a duty.

## Other reports on N981DL (2)

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

- [Incident 20020107000089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020107000089I), Jan 7, 2002: Doug MD88 (N981DL), Louisville, KY. (-23) During departure and climb out of cvg, delta flt. 9221 had a left air conditioning pack temperature high indication and the crew shut the left pack off.…
- [Incident 19920714030419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920714030419I), Jul 14, 1992: Doug MD88 (N981DL), Rochester, NY. Decrease in hydraulic fluid. Turned pumps off until landing. B nut loose on right engine case drain filter line.

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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