# Incident 19881003053799I: Boeing 727232, Dallas-Ft Worth, TX, October 3, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1988, 15:35 local time
- Place: Dallas-Ft Worth, TX
- Airport: Dallas-Fort Worth International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 32.8972° N, 97.0377° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DALLAS-FORT WORTH INTL (DFW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8972&lon=-97.0377&mi=10
- Aircraft: N466DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N466DA-2000-03-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-232 (registry code 1384082, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727232
- People aboard: 104
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881003053799I

## Narrative

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

TUG LOST BRAKES AND STEERING. 727 ROLLED BACK PULLING TUG. WHEN 727 APPLIED BRAKES, TUG WHIPPED, STRIKING AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N466DA (3)

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

- [Incident 19880824062209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880824062209I), Aug 24, 1988: Boeing 727232 (N466DA), Norfolk, VA. Passenger hit on head when briefcase fell from overhead compartment. Diverted to Norfolk. Passenger hospitalized.
- [Incident 19861027080799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861027080799I), Oct 27, 1986: Boeing 727232 (N466DA), Boston, MA, Minor damage. Wingtip struck a vehicle during taxi to gate. Truck parked in unauthorized area.
- [Incident 19810330021939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810330021939I), Mar 30, 1981: Boeing 727232 (N466DA), Baltimore, MD. Engine went to idle with throttle set to takeoff. Found p and d valve seal failed.

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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