# Incident 19960120003649I: Doug MD88, Kansas City, MO, January 20, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1996, 10:45 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City International
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 39.2976° N, 94.7139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KANSAS CITY INTL (MCI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2976&lon=-94.7139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N965DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N965DL-2024-12-30) (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
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960120003649I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON LANDING AT KANSAS CITY INTL AIRPORT, DELTA FLT 12376, EXPERIENCED A DEFLATION OF BOTH LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRES. BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRES HAD LARGE FLAT SPOTS ON THEM. THE LANDING APPEARED NORMAL AND THERE WAS NO EVACUATION. THE PASSENGERS WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE GATE AREA BY BUS. DELTA MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL CHANGED BOTH WHEEL AND TIRE ASSEMBLIES FOR THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THEY ALSO CHECKED OUT THE ANTI-SKID SYSTEM. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N965DL (1)

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

- [Incident 20000927030009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000927030009I), Sep 27, 2000: Doug MD88 (N965DL), Pittsburgh, PA. (-23)On September 27, 2000, at 0940E, a MD-88, s/n 49984, registered as N965DL, and operating as dala flight #732 flew into pit. During the landing at pit, the…

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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