# Incident 19951228046629I: Doug MD88, Pittsburgh, PA, December 28, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1995, 11:20 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 40.4406° N, 79.9959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4406&lon=-79.9959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N974DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N974DL-2023-02-15) (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 JT8D*
- People aboard: 96
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951228046629I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON T/O ROLL AT 85 KN. PILOT HEARD BANG. A/C PULLED LEFT. L/H ENGINE INSTRUMENTS SHOWED NI ON SPOOL DOWN. ABORTED T/O. SMELL OF LIGHT SMOKE IN CABIN. SHUTDOWN ENGINE AND TAXIED BACK TO GATE. PAX SAID SPARKS AND SMOKE COMING FROM L/H ENGINE PRIOR TO ABORTED T/O. OBSERVED A/C L/H ENGINE AT GATE LPT NGV'S STUCK IN SOUND SUPPRESSOR AT 12 O'CLOCK POSITION. DALA PMI STATE PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION REVEALED 3RD STG. TURBINE BLADE FAILED. SDR TO BE SUBMITTED BY OPERATOR. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT COMPLETES THIS INVESTIGATION.

## Other reports on N974DL (1)

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

- [Accident 20030422009199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030422009199A), Apr 22, 2003: Doug MD88 (N974DL), Denver, CO, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft arrived den as delta flt. 1185 at 09:51. Outbound flt. 964 was delayed due to maint. On a slat warning light problem. A/c pushed back at 1206…

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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