# Incident 20090114005439I: Doug MD11, Atlanta, GA, January 14, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 2009, 21:21 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Hartsfield - Jackson Atlanta I
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: WRLA
- Location: 33.6367° N, 84.4279° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HARTSFIELD/JACKSON ATLANTA INTL (ATL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6367&lon=-84.4279&mi=10
- Aircraft: N272WA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N272WA-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11 (registry code 3023602, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW4000 series (registry code 52119, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw4000-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG MD11
- People aboard: 298
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,500 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090114005439I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PRELIMINARY PILOT DEVIATION REPORT WAS SUBMITTED BY ATL APPROACH WHICH CITED THE NEED FOR A VECTOR INSTRUCTION TO A WORLD AIRWAYS MD-11.  THE VECTOR WAS GIVEN TO ENSURE TRAFFIC SEPARATION BECAUSE OF THE WORLD AIRCRAFT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE REQUIRED RNP OF THE DAWGS DEPARTURE FROM KATL.  INVESTIGATION REVEALED A RECURRENT ISSUE WITH THE HONEYWELL INSTALLATION/PROGRAMMING.

## Other reports on N272WA (3)

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

- [Incident 20060211009149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060211009149I), Feb 11, 2006: Doug MD11 (N272WA), Kuwait, KU. (-23) Aircraft departed end of runway during landing at Kuwait International Airport, Kuwait city, Kuwait. Aircraft came to rest with the nose gear…
- [Incident 20040605023689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040605023689I), Jun 5, 2004: Doug MD11 (N272WA), Fayetteville, NC, Minor damage. (-23) MD-11 enroute from frankfurt to Pope afb had a 6 foot section of flap vane l/s depart the aircraft on final approach. A px indicated he saw the section…
- [Incident 19970619021869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970619021869I), Jun 19, 1997: Doug MD11 (N272WA), Seattle, WA, Minor damage. Narrative: slattery ground services, inc., has a contract with world airways, inc.. They were loading the aircraft with LD3 containers. Slattery supervisor was…

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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