# Incident 19891017058169I: Boeing 737232, Charleston, SC, October 17, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1989, 08:00 local time
- Place: Charleston, SC
- Airport: Charleston Afb-International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 32.8986° N, 80.0405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHARLESTON AFB/INTL (CHS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8986&lon=-80.0405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N318DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N318DL-2007-12-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-232 (registry code 1384475, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737232
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891017058169I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A BAGGAGE TUG WITH NR1 ENGINE WHILE TAXIING TO GATE. AIRCRAFT WAS MARSHALLED BY GROUND CREW.

## Other reports on N318DL (5)

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

- [Incident 19990306016379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990306016379I), Mar 6, 1999: Boeing 737232 (N318DL), Buffalo, NY. (-5) On Saturday, March 6, 1999, at 2110 local, during approach to Buffalo niagara international airport, a delta 737-232, flight 2346, at 210 KIAS, lowered…
- [Incident 19900116006539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900116006539I), Jan 16, 1990: Boeing 737232 (N318DL), Lexington, KY. Right engine compressor stall on takeoff. Returned. Unable to duplicate on ground.
- [Incident 19881101061749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881101061749I), Nov 1, 1988: Boeing 737232 (N318DL), Salt Lake City, UT. Aural flap warning on takeoff. Aborted. Recycled flaps which had previous false alarm. Resumed flight.
- [Incident 19870723047889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870723047889I), Jul 23, 1987: Boeing 737232 (N318DL), Houston, TX, Minor damage. Wheel and tire separated aircraft on takeoff. Diverted to safe landing. Cause of separation to be reported.
- [Incident 19840816050929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840816050929I), Aug 16, 1984: Boeing 737* (N318DL), Columbia, SC. Faulty altitude autopilot mode control panel. Showed wrong altitude. Boeing issued modification bulletin.

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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