# Incident 19811022087079I: Doug DC1030F, New Orleans, LA, October 22, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1981, 22:25 local time
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: WRLA
- Location: 29.9546° N, 90.0751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Orleans, LA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9546&lon=-90.0751&mi=10
- Aircraft: N104WA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N104WA-2013-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10 (registry code 3022110, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-10-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF6-6 series (registry code 30020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-6-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC1030F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811022087079I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT CONTACTED A PILLAR ON THE CONCOURSE WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF. DIRECTOR AND WINGWALKER WERE WITH AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N104WA (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19831222069499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831222069499I), Dec 22, 1983: Doug DC1030F (N104WA), Baltimore, MD, Minor damage. Hit a light pole while taxiing to gate. Wing leading edge slat damaged.
- [Incident 19820821047679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820821047679I), Aug 21, 1982: Doug DC1030F (N104WA), Honolulu, HI, Minor damage. During rotation, engine failed and fire warning came on. Passengers deplaned on taxiway. Landed overweight.
- [Incident 19790511200379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790511200379I), May 11, 1979: Doug DC1030F (N104WA), Amarillo, TX. Flight diverted for ill passenger.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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