# NTSB Incident ATL90IA136
> **DOUGLAS DC-9-51** · 1990-06-22 · ATLANTA, GA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL90IA136
- **Event ID:** 20001212X23322
- **Type:** Incident
- **Date:** 1990-06-22
- **Location:** ATLANTA, GA, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 111
- **Total aboard:** 111
## Aircraft
- **Make:** DOUGLAS
- **Model:** DC-9-51
- **Registration:** N415EA
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** MINR
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE WHICH RESULTED IN OPERATION OF THE TIRE WHILE UNDER INFLATED AND ITS SUBSEQUENT FAILURE. A FACTOR IN THE INCIDENT WAS THE INADEQUATE QUALITY CONTROL BY THE TIRE RECAPPING FACILITY WHICH FAILED TO REPAIR A PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED TIRE DEFECT.

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