# Incident 19970916033459I: Doug MD88, Albuquerque, NM, September 16, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1997, 13:50 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: Albuquerque International Airport
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 35.0416° N, 106.5560° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Albuquerque Airport (1928), closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0416&lon=-106.5560&mi=10
- Aircraft: N938DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N938DL-2020-10-08) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970916033459I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DELTA FLIGHT 270, MD 88-88, ON 9/16/97, CVR-ABQ. DURING CRUISE THE H2 HYDRAULIC SUPPLY LINE CRACKED CAUSING A SUBSTANTIAL FLUID LOSS. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO ABQ WHERE THE LANDING GEAR WAS MANUALLY EXTENDED FOLLOWED BY A NORMAL LANDING. DFW PARTS AND MECHANICS COMPLETED REPAIRS THEN RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. NO INJURIES. FILE CLOSED.

## Other reports on N938DL (4)

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

- [Incident 19930926041419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930926041419I), Sep 26, 1993: Doug MD88 (N938DL), Shreveport, LA. On a 180 degree turn around on runway nose wheel slid off wet runway. Became stuck in mud.
- [Incident 19920823040639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920823040639I), Aug 23, 1992: Doug MD88 (N938DL), Louisville, KY, Minor damage. Departed end of runway on rollout. Landed on a wet runway.
- [Accident 19910505014319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910505014319A), May 5, 1991: Doug MD88 (N938DL), Atlanta, GA, Substantial damage. Van driver failed yield right of way to taxiing airliner,collided with left wing. Dark night. Raining. Lighted ramp
- [Incident 19900308009979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900308009979I), Mar 8, 1990: Doug MD88 (N938DL), Syracuse, NY. Landing gear failed to retract on climb. Returned. Found nose strut flat.

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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