# Incident 19980810036119I: Doug MD88, Kansas City, MO, August 10, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1998, 13:52 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- 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: N912DE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N912DE-2022-12-03) (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/19980810036119I

## Narrative

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

(-5) AIR CARRIER DAL 1652, MD88, ATL-MCI, WHILE IN ROUTE TO MCI THE PILOT BELIEVED THE AIRCRAFT HAD POSSIBLE HYDRAULIC FAILURE. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO MCI. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT AT MCI WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED A HYDRAULIC PRESSURE SUPPLY LINE B-NUT IN THE AFT RIGHT TAIL COMPARTMENT WAS LOOSE AND LEAKING. DELTA MAINTENANCE CREWS TIGHTENED THE B-NUT AND PERFORMED A LEAK CHECK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. WITH THIS REPORT, INCIDENT #CE98IAC0107 IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N912DE (1)

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

- [Incident 20140215001679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140215001679I), Feb 15, 2014: Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD-88 (N912DE), New York, NY, Substantial damage. ? Pushed to spot 30 facing west on taxiway mike for deicing ? Additional delta aircraft on taxiway mike for deicing in front of subject aircraft, ship 9033 ?…

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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