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The MD-80 series, the first derivative or the second generation of the DC-9 family, entered service in 1980.The aircraft series was originally designated as Series 80 or stylized as the Super 80, [5] which was a 14 ft 3 in (4.34 m) lengthened Series 50 with a higher maximum take-off weight (MTOW) and higher fuel capacity, as well as next-generation Pratt and Whitney JT8D-200 series engines and ...
The aircraft involved was a McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30 registered as B-17912 with serial number 53536. It was manufactured by McDonnell Douglas in 1996 and had logged 4929 airframe hours in 7736 takeoff and landing cycles. It was also powered by two IAE V2525-D5 engines. [3] [4]
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USAir Flight 1016 was a regularly scheduled flight in the southeastern United States, between Columbia, South Carolina, and Charlotte, North Carolina. [1]: 1 On July 2, 1994, the flight encountered heavy thunderstorms and microburst-induced windshear while attempting to land, and crashed into heavy trees and a private residence near the airport.
U.S. based start-up air carrier Pro Air ordered the MD-90 but did not operate the aircraft prior to ceasing operations and going out of business. [citation needed]Alaska Airlines considered ordering the MD-90 but did not take delivery of the type or operate the aircraft and none were manufactured for the airline.
On December 3, 1990, two Northwest Airlines jetliners collided at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. Flight 1482, a scheduled Douglas DC-9-14 operating from Detroit to Pittsburgh International Airport, taxied by mistake onto an active runway in dense fog and was hit by a departing Boeing 727 operating as Flight 299 to Memphis International Airport.
On September 6, 1985, Flight 105 was a Midwest Express Airlines flight scheduled to be operated using a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-14 twin-engine, single-aisle jet airliner (registration N100ME). The DC-9 was manufactured in 1968. The aircraft had accrued a total of 31,892 operating hours and 48,903 cycles at the time of the accident. [1]: 5
The aircraft involved was a McDonnell Douglas MD-88, registered as N909DL, with serial number 49540, manufactured in July 1987, and delivered new to Delta on December 30, 1987. [1] [10]: 13 It had accumulated 71,196 total flight hours and 54,865 total flight cycles prior to the accident. [10]: 13