# Incident 20191105020839I: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-90-30, Houston, TX, November 5, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 2019, 11:15 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Bush Intercontinental
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N910DN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N910DN-2024-12-12) (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: 142
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191105020839I

## Narrative

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

THIS OFFICE RESPONDED TO A AIRCRAFT INCIDENT BIRD STRIKE, ASSIGNED BY THE COMMUNICATION CENTER, AT KIAH. THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A BIRD STRIKE DURING TAKEOFF CLIMB, BOUND FOR KATL AT APPROX. 4000 FEET AT 250 KTS WITH 136 SOULS ON BOARD. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO KIAH AND EXPERIENCED A NOSE LANDING GEAR INDICATION PROBLEM. AFTER VERIFICATION OF SAFE GEAR THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N910DN (1)

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

- [Incident 20050524008679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050524008679I), May 24, 2005: Doug MD9030 (N910DN), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. (-23) On may 24, 2005, at 1105 MDT, delta flt #589, a MD-90-30, N910DN, enroute from Salt Lake City, (slc) to new orleans (msy) returned to slc due to an…

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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