# Incident 20091107050979I: Mcdonnell D MD-88, Atl, GA, November 7, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 2009, 15:25 local time
- Place: Atl, GA
- Airport: Hartsfield - Jackson Atlanta I
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- 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: N931DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N931DL-2019-08-22) (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: MCDONNELL D MD-88
- Reported engine: P & W JT8D SERIES
- People aboard: 142
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 8,664 total, 1,106 in this make and model, 131 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091107050979I

## Narrative

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

DURING TAXI OUT FOR TAKEOFF IN ATL, THE RIGHT ENGINE HAD A FIRE DURING THE START.  THE CREW RAN THE APPROPRIATE CHECKLISTS AND DISHCARGED BOTH FIRE BOTTLES INTO THE ENGINE.  THE FIRE WAS NOT EXTINGUISHED.  SMOKE ENTERED INTO THE CABIN AND A PASSENGER EVACUATION WAS ORDERED.  ATL FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONDED TO THE SCENE TO EXTINGUISH THE ENGINE FIRE.  TWO MINOR INJURIES TO PASSENGERS WERE SUSTAINED DURING THE EVACUATION.  NONE WERE REPORTED TO THE CREW.

## Other reports on N931DL (3)

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

- [Incident 19981206043639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981206043639I), Dec 6, 1998: Doug MD88 (N931DL), Buffalo, NY. (-5)On Sunday, December 6, 1998, at 1413 EST, a Mcdonnell Douglas MD-80, N931DL, registered to delta airlines, and operated as flight 9156, diverted to and…
- [Incident 19930212004699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930212004699I), Feb 12, 1993: Doug MD88 (N931DL), Washington, DC. Cross-tie lockout on with messages on approach. RH flight instruments lost. Replaced NR2 generator.
- [Incident 19920713028409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920713028409I), Jul 13, 1992: Doug MD88 (N931DL), Syracuse, NY. NR1 engine failed on takeoff roll. Aborted and returned to gate. Changed engine.

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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