N14090 (Mcdonnell-Douglas DC-10-30) — routes, history & safety record

Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows 2 earlier aircraft with this mark, the last exported to Gabon on August 31, 1971.

FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.

Scheduled US airline service

Reported in scheduled US passenger service from November 1997 to November 2000 — 378 flights. Last reported flight: November 28, 2000, Continental Airlines, EWR → HNL.

Not reported in scheduled US service since November 2000 (data through July 2026).

Carrier	First	Last	Flights
Continental Airlines CO	November 1997	November 2000	378

Source: BTS Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (public domain; US reporting carriers, scheduled domestic flights).

Safety history

September 5, 2000Accident
The sequential failure of the 2nd-stage low pressure turbine nozzle locks, which allowed the 2nds stage turbine nozzle segments to rotate within the low pressure turbine case, machining a hole whereby the nozzle segments exited the engine. A factor was the failure of the mechanic to detect any failed 2nd state nozzle locks during the zone inspection.
Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-30
The sequential failure of the 2nd-stage low pressure turbine nozzle locks, which allowed the 2nds stage turbine nozzle segments to rotate within the low pressure turbine case, machining a hole whereby the nozzle segments exited the engine. A factor was the failure of the mechanic to detect any failed 2nd state nozzle locks during the zone inspection. Full accident record