Delta MD88 at Tampa on Aug 18th 2012, unsafe gear

Last Update: August 22, 2012 / 16:08:04 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 18, 2012

Classification
Incident

Cause
Unsafe gear

Airline
Delta Airlines

Flight number
DL-2391

Departure
New York JFK, United States

Destination
Tampa, United States

Aircraft Registration
N902DE

Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-88

ICAO Type Designator
MD88

A Delta Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-88, registration N902DE performing flight DL-2391 from New York JFK,NY to Tampa,FL (USA) with 145 people on board, was on approach to Tampa's runway 19R when the crew went around reporting an unsafe gear indication. After working the checklists the crew advised they would need to stop on the runway, they had no nosewheel steering, the gear doors were all open and would most likely scrape the runway requring a runway inspection. The aircraft landed safely with all gear down and locked but gear doors open, the gear door did scrape the runway surface.

The FAA reported the gear doors scraped the runway surface, the aircraft was towed to the apron. The aircraft sustained minor damage.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N902DE
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION
Aircraft Model / Type
MD-88
Number of Seats
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ICAO Aircraft Type
MD88
Year of Manufacture
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Serial Number
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Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
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Engine Count
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Engine Manufacturer
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Engine Model
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Engine Type
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Pounds of Thrust
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Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 18, 2012

Classification
Incident

Cause
Unsafe gear

Airline
Delta Airlines

Flight number
DL-2391

Departure
New York JFK, United States

Destination
Tampa, United States

Aircraft Registration
N902DE

Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-88

ICAO Type Designator
MD88

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