# Incident 19981206043639I: Doug MD88, Buffalo, NY, December 6, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1998, 14:13 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 42.8864° N, 78.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8864&lon=-78.8784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N931DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N931DL-2019-08-22) (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/19981206043639I

## Narrative

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

(-5)ON SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1998, AT 1413 EST, A MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD-80, N931DL, REGISTERED TO DELTA AIRLINES, AND OPERATED AS FLIGHT 9156, DIVERTED TO AND LANDED AT BUFFALO-NIAGARA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BECAUSE OF A NAVIGATION PROBLEM. DELTA AIRLINES MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND A MALFUNCTIONING NAVIGATION DISPLAY AND PRIMARY FLIGHT DISPLAY ON THE CAPTAIN'S SIDE OF THE FLIGHT DECK.  THEY REPLACED THE NAVIGATION DISPLAY AND THE PRIMARY FLIGHT DISPLAY AND ONE SIGNAL GENERATOR.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AND DEPARTED BUFFALO AT 2117.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND NO PERSON WAS INJURED.  THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N931DL (3)

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

- [Incident 20091107050979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091107050979I), Nov 7, 2009: Mcdonnell D MD-88 (N931DL), Atl, GA, Minor damage. During taxi out for takeoff in Atl, the right engine had a fire during the start. The crew ran the appropriate checklists and dishcarged both fire bottles into…
- [Incident 19930212004699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930212004699I), Feb 12, 1993: Doug MD88 (N931DL), Washington, DC. Cross-tie lockout on with messages on approach. RH flight instruments lost. Replaced NR2 generator.
- [Incident 19920713028409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920713028409I), Jul 13, 1992: Doug MD88 (N931DL), Syracuse, NY. NR1 engine failed on takeoff roll. Aborted and returned to gate. Changed engine.

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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