# Incident 20010315005999I: Doug MD88, Tucson, AZ, March 15, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 2001, 12:30 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Tucson International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 32.1164° N, 110.9408° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1164&lon=-110.9408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N996DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N996DL-2022-04-25) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01IA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01IA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010315005999I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 15, 2001, A DELTA AIRLINES DC-9-88 A/C, N996DL DEPARTED TUCSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (TUS) ON RUNWAY 11L ENROUTE TO CINCINNATI, OHIO. DURING ROTATION OF THE A/C A VIBRATION WAS EXPERIENCED IN THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE. AFTER DEPARTURE THE VIBRATION INCREASED WITH A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER BY INDICATION ON THE EPR GAUGE. THE FLIGHT CREW MADE AN UNEVENTFUL EMERGENCY LANDING ON RUNWAY 11L. POST LANDING INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE HAD SUSTAINED DAMAGE IN THE EXHAUST AREA WITH LOSS OF THE ENGINE TAIL CONE. THE A/C ALSO EXPERIENCED A LOSS IN THE NUMBER 2 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE TAIL CONE WAS MISSING AND NOT FOUND ON THE AIRPORT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX01IA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01IA118), Mar 15, 2001: McDonnell Douglas MD-88 (N996DL), Tucson, AZ, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: the failure of 4th stage turbine blades during takeoff roll, which resulted in a dynamic imbalance in the engine.

## Other reports on N996DL (2)

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

- [Incident 19971229042679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971229042679I), Dec 29, 1997: Doug MD88 (N996DL), Newburgh, NY, Minor damage. Narrative: both pilots have current medical. On 12/29/97 dal flight 716, N996DL, an MD88 was cleared to land on runway 9 at 0325Z hours. Dal 716 had landed and…
- [Incident 19940107004759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940107004759I), Jan 7, 1994: Doug MD88 (N996DL), Atlanta, GA. Delta flight 996 (atl-aus) was on taxi for takeoff at Atlanta Hartsfield international airport. Captain had started the number 1 engine at the gate. On taxi,…

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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