# Incident 19991020029909I: Doug MD88, Providence, RI, October 20, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1999, 18:28 local time
- Place: Providence, RI
- Airport: Theodore Francis Green State
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 41.8231° N, 71.4188° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Providence, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8231&lon=-71.4188&mi=10
- Aircraft: N935DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N935DL-2020-11-09) (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
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D219
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 2,050 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991020029909I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DELTA 2049, MD88 DEPARTED PROVIDENCE RUNWAY 05R AT 1828 EDT, 10/20/99 AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AFTER HEARING A THUMP, THEN REPORTED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. AIRCRAFT REQUESTED TO RETURN TO LAND AND THEN REPORTED #2 ENGINE FIRE INDICATION.  CREW SHUT DOWN ENGINE.  SMOKE CLEARED HOWEVER CREW ELECTED TO DIVERT TO BOSTON AND LANDED RUNWAY 04R AT 1845 EDT, WITHOUT INCIDENT.  NO ACTUAL FIRE. INSPECTION REVEALED #4 MAIN TIRE BLEW ON ROTATION AND WAS INGESTED IN THE ENGINE.

## Other reports on N935DL (2)

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

- [Incident 20080218011489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080218011489I), Feb 18, 2008: Doug MD88 (N935DL), Austin, TX, Minor damage. (-23) On Monday, February 18, 2008 at approx 5:30PM, delta airlines flt #1877 (MD-88/N935DL/S#49733) struck an American black vulture at approx 2000' MSL. The…
- [Incident 19911016050859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911016050859I), Oct 16, 1991: Doug MD88 (N935DL), Covington - Cin, OH. Aborted takeoff when left engine oil filter clogged light came on. Changed filter and filter differential switch.

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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