# Incident 20000927030009I: Doug MD88, Pittsburgh, PA, September 27, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2000, 09:40 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 40.4406° N, 79.9959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4406&lon=-79.9959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N965DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N965DL-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
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D
- People aboard: 36
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,800 total, 4,800 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000927030009I

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2000, AT 0940E, A MD-88, S/N 49984, REGISTERED AS N965DL, AND OPERATING AS DALA FLIGHT #732 FLEW INTO PIT. DURING THE LANDING AT PIT, THE TOWER TOLD THE PILOT THAT THEY COULD SEE SMOKE FROM THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR.  THE PILOT CLEARED THE RUNWAY AND ASKED AARF BE DISPATCHED TO THE AIRCRAFT.  ALL COCKPIT INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL AND THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS OF ANY MALFUNCTIONS. AARF REPORTED THAT THERE WAS SOME SMOKE AND A HYDRAULIC LEAK FROM THE RIGHT OUTBOARD BRAKE.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT WITH THE PASSENGER ON BOARD.  MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE #4 BRAKE AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE INVESTIGATION BOTH ON-SITE AND DESK AUDIT AND CLOSED.

## Other reports on N965DL (1)

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

- [Incident 19960120003649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960120003649I), Jan 20, 1996: Doug MD88 (N965DL), Kansas City, MO. Narrative: on landing at Kansas City intl airport, delta flt 12376, experienced a deflation of both left main landing gear tires. Both main landing gear tires…

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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