Incident · 1988-11-15

NTSB case MKC89IA024 · MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC9-31 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1988-11-15
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC9-31 (N965VJ)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: USAIR Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): USAIR

Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE CARCASS AND THE INGESTION OF THE TIRE DEBRIS INTO THE LEFT ENGINE WHICH HINDERED NORMAL OPERATION.

Source: NTSB case MKC89IA024

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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