# NTSB ATL88IA227: Douglas DC-9-51, N775NC, Atlanta, GA, August 5, 1988

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report
- Date: August 5, 1988, 12:25 local (16:25 UTC)
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 84 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1990
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 7642
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL88IA227
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/7642/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88IA227

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf, takeoff
  - 1 engine - failure,total
  - compressor assembly,blade - fatigue (cause)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N775NC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N775NC-2014-06-17), registration cancelled 2014-06-17, S/N 47785, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-9-51 (DC9-51)
- Registry model: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-51) (registry code 3022051) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 47785
- Engines: P&W JT8D-17 16000 lbs thrust turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: Northwest Airlines, Inc
- Registered owner: Gatx Leasing Corp
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Destination: MSP, MINNEAPOLIS, MN
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: ATL, Atlanta Hartsfield

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: unknown, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19880805042329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880805042329I), Aug 5, 1988: Doug DC951, Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. Aborted takeoff due to noise and vibration. Found C2 blade failure which departed engine lodging in cowling.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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