# Incident 20110528020719I: Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD-88, Atlanta, GA, May 28, 2011 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: May 28, 2011, 17:14 local time - Place: Atlanta, GA - Airport: Hartsfield - Jackson Atlanta I - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown - 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: N941DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N941DL-2020-05-04) (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 DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT CO MD-88 - Reported engine: P & W JT8D SERIES - People aboard: 4 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 4 - Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot - Pilot flight hours: 7,880 total, 1,392 in this make and model, 136 in the last 90 days - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110528020719I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON MAY 28, 2011 ON OR ABOUT 17:14 PM, I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE SOUTHERN REGION COMMUNICATION CENTER ADVISING ME THAT DELTA AIR LINES (DAL) FLIGHT 2284 ENROUTE FROM PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (PIT) TO HARTSFIELD-JACKSON ATLANTA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (ATL) HAD DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AT THE ATLANTA AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 27R AND EXITED AT TAXIWAY B, WHERE IT STOPPED AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY BECAUSE IT HAD BLOWN THE # 3 AND # 4 RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR (MLG) TIRES. THE AIRCRAFT ALSO HAD HOT BRAKES WHICH STARTED A FIRE AT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AREA AND BURNED THE #3 AND #4 TIRES AND MELTED THE BRAKES TO THE AIRCRAFT TIRE RIMS. THE AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CREW EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND DEPLOYED THE L1 AND L2 DOORS EMERGENCY EVACUATION SLIDES. THEY ALSO JETTISON THE AFT TAIL CONE AND ATTEMPTED TO DEPLOY THE AFT TAIL CONE EVACUATION SLIDE, WHICH FAILED TO DEPLOY AT THAT TIME. ALL 43 PASSENGERS WERE EVACUATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO REPORTED INJURIES FROM THE L1 & L2 DOORS. ATLANTA FIRE AND RESCUE PERSONNEL RESPONDED AND APPLIED FOAM TO THE AIRCRAFT BURNING TIRES AT THE RIGHT MLG AND SPRAYED AFFF TO BOTH NUMBER 1 AND NUMBER 2 ENGINES. ONE OF THE FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS DID REPORT A MINOR INJURY TO ONE OF HER KNEES. THE AIRCRAFT THAT OPERATED ON DAL FLIGHT 2284 HAD AN AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: REGISTRATION NUMBER N941DL, SERIAL # 49814. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE ATLANTA AIRPORT, AN INTERVIEW WITH THE TECHNICAL OPERATIONS (TECH OPS) ATLANTA OPERATION MANAGER TIMOTHY HANNER (EMPLOYEE # 222539) INDICATED THE FOLLOWING MAINTENANCE INFORMATION. DAL MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REMOVED AND REPLACED THE # 2, 3, AND 4 MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRES AND REMOVED THE # 3 AND # 4 MLG BRAKES AT TAXIWAY B. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEM MOVED FROM TAXIWAY B TO THE TECHNICAL OPERATION CENTER (TOC) HANGAR 10 VIA DAL SUPER TUG AT OR AROUND 18:15PM. DAL TOC MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ON THE TAIL CONE EMERGENCY EVACUATION SLIDE. PART # 29984-109, SERIAL # 0417, MANUFACTURE DATE 3/88, AND OVERHAUL DATE 9/20/2011. A INTERVIEW WITH TOC HANGAR 10 LEAD TECHNICIAN CONFIRMED THAT N941DL DID SUSTAIN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT MLG, RIGHT INBOARD LOWER FLAP AREA, RIGHT MLG WHEEL WELL AREA, AND UPPER WING SURFACE INBOARD TRAILING AREA AT FUSELAGE AS INDICATED BY THE ATTACH PHOTOS. THE AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CREW INFORMATION IS AS FOLLOWS: PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, SECOND OFFICER (SO) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, LEAD FLIGHT ATTENDANT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, FLIGHT ATTENDANTS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE FLIGHT CREW WAS DEBRIEF BY DAL ATLANTA CHIEF PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (TEL # ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^) AND ATLANTA FIELD SERVICE MANAGER KEVIN ANDERSON (TEL # ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^). ## Other reports on N941DL (3) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20090328007969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090328007969A), Mar 28, 2009: Doug MD88 (N941DL), Atlanta, GA, No damage. (-23) On March 28, 2009 delta flight 1966 departed el paso, TX for Atlanta, GA. As the flight started its descent on the honie arrival the crew observed rain… - [Incident 19930728030609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930728030609I), Jul 28, 1993: Doug MD88 (N941DL), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. NR2 engine failed on climb. Returned. NR2 engine tail cone broke loose. Fell on roof of house. - [Incident 19900124020439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900124020439I), Jan 24, 1990: Doug MD88 (N941DL), Atlanta, GA. Passenger complained of cabin smoke while taxiing. Turned off air conditioning. Broken hydraulic line near manifold 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.