# Incident 20031209030139I: Doug MD88, Atlanta, GA, December 9, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 2003, 19:10 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: The William B Hartsfield Atla
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Aircraft: N956DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N956DL-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
- People aboard: 142
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,993 total, 6,713 in this make and model, 139 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031209030139I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, THE LEFT ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AT 80 KTS. BOTH AIRCRAFT FIRE BOTTLES WERE DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT ALSO RESPONDED AND APPLIED FOAM AGENT TOT THE ENGINE. EMERGENCY EVACUATION WAS NOT INITIATED, AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE. NO INJURIES TO THE CREW OR PASSENGERS WERE REPORTED.

## Other reports on N956DL (1)

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

- [Incident 19940118002319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940118002319I), Jan 18, 1994: Doug MD88 (N956DL), Covington/Cinci, KY. Narrative: pilot applied takeoff power. Aircraft started to veer to the left. Pilot aborted takeoff and applied right rudder, brakes, reverse thrust, and…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.