# Incident 20080218011489I: Doug MD88, Austin, TX, February 18, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 2008, 17:30 local time
- Place: Austin, TX
- Airport: Austin-Bergstrom International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 30.1900° N, 97.6686° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1900&lon=-97.6686&mi=10
- Aircraft: N935DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N935DL-2020-11-09) (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: 140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 2,392 in this make and model, 173 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08IA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08IA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080218011489I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2008 AT APPROX 5:30PM, DELTA AIRLINES FLT #1877 (MD-88/N935DL/S#49733) STRUCK AN AMERICAN BLACK VULTURE AT APPROX 2000' MSL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS 10 MILES EAST OF AUS (AUSTIN, TX) ON ILS 35R ARRIVING FROM ATLANTA, GA. THE CREW NOTICED A LOUD "THUMP" SOUND AND PROMPTLY DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE CREW (2), FLIGHT ATTENDANTS (5) AND PASSENGERS (133) LANDED WITH NO FURTHER OCCURRENCES AND NO INJURIES. THE STARBOARD SIDE OF THE NOSE CONE, GLIDE SLOPE ANTENNA, RADAR REFLECTOR, OUTER FUSELAGE SKIN AND NON-PRESSURIZED FORWARD BULKHEAD SUSTAINED DAMAGE. DELTA MAINTENANCE CREW REPORTED "MINOR REPAIR" REQUIRED. NTSB REPORT PENDING CLASSIFICATION AS ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT. FAA INSPECTORS RECOMMENDING CLASSIFYING AS INCIDENT.

## 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 DFW08IA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08IA073), Feb 18, 2008: McDonnell Douglas MD-88 (N935DL), Austin, TX, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The airplane struck a large bird while making a visual approach to the airport.

## Other reports on N935DL (2)

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

- [Incident 19991020029909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991020029909I), Oct 20, 1999: Doug MD88 (N935DL), Providence, RI, Minor damage. (-23) Delta 2049, MD88 departed Providence runway 05R at 1828 EDT, 10/20/99 and declared an emergency after hearing a thump, then reported smoke in the…
- [Incident 19911016050859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911016050859I), Oct 16, 1991: Doug MD88 (N935DL), Covington - Cin, OH. Aborted takeoff when left engine oil filter clogged light came on. Changed filter and filter differential switch.

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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