# Incident 20141127023149I: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-90-30, Columbus, OH, November 27, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 2014, 12:42 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Airport: Port Columbus International Ai
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 39.9612° N, 82.9988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, OH, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9612&lon=-82.9988&mi=10
- Aircraft: N916DN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N916DN-2022-10-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-90-30 (registry code 3023690, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-90-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: IAE V2500SERIES (registry code 34601, https://openairdocs.org/engine/iae-v2500series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD-90-30
- Reported engine: IAE V2500SERIES
- People aboard: 144
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141127023149I

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 27, 2014 AT 1742Z DELTA AIRLINES N916DN FLIGHT 1276 FROM CMH INTENDED DESTINATION ATL ABORTED TAKEOFF ROLL DUE TO FIRE IN THE LEFT ENGINE. THIS WAS REPORTED THE TOWER. FLIGHT LOG WRITE UP" ENGINE FAILURE ON TAKEOFF ROLL. LEFT ENGINE REJECTED TAKEOFF BELOW 80 KNOTS, VERBAL FIRE INDICATIONS FROM FLIGHT ATTENDANTS AND ATC. FUEL SWITCH ILLUMINATED RED. ONE FIRE BOTTLE DISCHARGED. MAX EGT APPROX. 800 DEGREES."

INSPECTORS FROM THE CMH FSDO ARRIVED ON SCENE NOVEMBER 11, 2014 AROUND 0930. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED AT THE GATE #49, CMH. INSPECTORS TALKED WITH THE TECHNICIANS ON SITE, THERE WAS NO AIRCRAFT DAMAGE. THE ONLY INDICATION OF A FIRE WAS A HIGHER SOOT ACCUMILATION IN THE EXHAUST AREA OF THE LEFT ENGINE THAN THE RIGHT. NO OTHER DAMAGE OR IDICATION OF FIRE. THE LEFT ENGINE WAS BEING REMOVED. CREW WAS NOT INTERVIEWED. COPIES OF THE FLIGHT LOG OBTAINED.

## Other reports on N916DN (2)

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

- [Incident 20020524009999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020524009999I), May 24, 2002: Doug MD9030 (N916DN), Kansas City, MO, Minor damage. (-23) On may 25, 2002 delta airlines flight 1482 a MD-90 reported to a.t.c. it was struck by lightning on descent, the aircraft landed without incident.…
- [Incident 19970114002379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970114002379I), Jan 14, 1997: Doug MD9030 (N916DN), Salt Lake City, UT. Narrative: on 1-14-97 delta airlines flight 1144 en route Kansas city to Salt Lake City landed on runway 16L at Salt Lake City. After the airplane landed and…

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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