# Incident 20020107000089I: Doug MD88, Louisville, KY, January 7, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 2002, 13:55 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Airport: Louisville International Apt
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 38.2542° N, 85.7594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Louisville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2542&lon=-85.7594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N981DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N981DL-2022-11-30) (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: 79
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020107000089I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING DEPARTURE AND CLIMB OUT OF CVG, DELTA FLT. 9221 HAD A LEFT AIR CONDITIONING PACK TEMPERATURE HIGH INDICATION AND THE CREW SHUT THE LEFT PACK OFF. THEN THE RIGHT AIR CONDITIONING PACK SHUT DOWN DUE TO A BLOWN DUCT. PASSENGER OXYGEN MASKS WERE DEPLOYED WHEN CABIN EXCEEDED 14,000 FT. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO SDF AND PASSENERS WERE DEPLANED ON THE RUNWAY USING THE AFT AIRSTAIRS. AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED BACK TO CVG AS FLIGHT 9935 FOR MAINTENANCE. TROUBLESHOOTING DISCLOSED THAT THE LEFT AND RIGHT AUG. VALVE "DOWN STREAM" SENSE LINES WERE CAPPED OFF. ALSO DISCOVERED, RIGHT DUCT AT ACM DISCHARGE DISCONNECTED. TALKS WITH DELTA PERSONNEL VERIFIED THAT MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED IN AFFECTED AREAS THE NIGHT BEFORE SCHEDULED FLT 9221.

## Other reports on N981DL (2)

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

- [Accident 19950106001249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950106001249A), Jan 6, 1995: Doug MD88 (N981DL), Monroe, LA. Severe turbulence on climb to cruise. Flight attendant injured. Diverted.
- [Incident 19920714030419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920714030419I), Jul 14, 1992: Doug MD88 (N981DL), Rochester, NY. Decrease in hydraulic fluid. Turned pumps off until landing. B nut loose on right engine case drain filter line.

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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