# Incident 19990115005799I: Doug MD88, Kansas City, MO, January 15, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1999, 11:44 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- 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: N911DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N911DL-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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990115005799I

## Narrative

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

(-5)ON TAKE-OFF NOSE GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT, RETURNED TO MCI. UPON INSPECTION BY MAINTENANCE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE STRUT NEEDED SERVICING.  THE STRUT WAS SERVICED AND GEAR SWINGS INDICATED NORMAL.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DISPATCHED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.  THIS INCIDENT #CE991AC0026 IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N911DL (2)

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

- [Incident 20031130029539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031130029539I), Nov 30, 2003: Doug MD88 (N911DL), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. (-23) After all passengers and crew members deplaned, jetway collapsed onto the L-1 door. Damage to L-1 door and attach points.
- [Accident 20020702013659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020702013659A), Jul 2, 2002: Doug MD88 (N911DL), Houston, TX, Substantial damage. (.19) On July 02, 2002, at 0922 central daylight time, a Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88 transport category airplane, N911DL, operating as delta flight 239, was…

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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