# Incident 19960517015339I: Doug MD9030, Kansas City, MO, May 17, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1996, 09:40 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- 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: N906DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N906DA-2021-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-90-30 (registry code 3023690, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-90-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: IAE V2500SERIES (registry code 34601, https://openairdocs.org/engine/iae-v2500series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG MD9030
- People aboard: 110
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960517015339I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON 5/17/96, DELTA FLIGHT DAL 1893 DEPARTED MCI. THE AIRCREW RETURNED TO MCI BECAUSE THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THAT THE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THAT THE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED. MAINTENANCE LUBRICATED THE PROXIMITY SENSOR LINKAGE AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED. CE96ICM0066.

## Other reports on N906DA (2)

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

- [Accident 20061011021509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061011021509A), Oct 11, 2006: Doug MD9030 (N906DA), Denver, CO, Substantial damage. (-23) Delta 1636 on a routine flight from kslc to kden encountered a nose gear malfunction on lowering the gear for landing @ den, leveled off at 1000' AGL,…
- [Incident 20011124035559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011124035559I), Nov 24, 2001: Doug MD9030 (N906DA), Santa Ana, CA, Minor damage. (-23) After touchdown at sna the pilot stated the left anti skid system failed. The left MLG tires blew out due to the excessive stress put on the braking…

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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