# Incident 20061028024099I: Doug MD88, Baltimore, MD, October 28, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 2006, 07:00 local time
- Place: Baltimore, MD
- Airport: Baltimore-Washington International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 39.2904° N, 76.6122° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baltimore, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2904&lon=-76.6122&mi=10
- Aircraft: N932DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N932DL-2019-09-16) (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: 147
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,307 total, 66 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061028024099I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING ROTATION, ON TAKEOFF, THE CAPTAIN NOTICED A FLASH IN THE VICINITY OF THE RUDDER PEDALS. SUBSEQUENT INDICATIONS WERE: CENTER PEDESTAL LIGHTS INOPERATIVE, AND OAP MESSAGE "FLIGHT DATA RECORDER OFF." THE FOLLOWING CIRCUIT BREAKERS POPPED AND WOULD NOT RESET: FLIGHT RECORDER, LEFT ENGINE IGNITION, RIGHT ENGINE IGNITION, AND INTEGRAL LIGHTS - PEDESTAL. DURING LANDING IT WAS ALSO FOUND THE SPOILERS WOULD NOT DEPLOY. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND A WIRE BUNDLE AT STA 120.05 FLOOR BEAM STEP JUST UNDER THE CAPTAIN'S FEET HAD NUMEROUS WIRES BURNED THROUGH AND OTHERS DAMAGED BY ARCING. THE WIRE BUNDLE SEEMED TO BE IMPROPERLY SECURED TO ITS TIE MOUNTS CAUSING IT TO COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO ATL.

## Other reports on N932DL (2)

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

- [Incident 20110420006779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110420006779I), Apr 20, 2011: Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD-88 (N932DL), Pittsburgh, PA, No damage. Delta airlines aircraft 932, MD-88 s/n 49719, N932DL, departed greater rochester international (kroc) at 18:30 EDT enroute to atlanta hartsfield-jackson…
- [Incident 19901227064329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901227064329I), Dec 27, 1990: Doug MD88 (N932DL), Rochester, NY. Monetary gear door unsafe light. Slowed down for safety. Landed without incident.

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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