# Incident 19900104003179I: Doug DC931, Atlanta, GA, January 4, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 1990
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: The William B Hartsfield Atla
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EALA
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8979E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8979E-2007-12-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 3022065, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC931
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900104003179I

## Narrative

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

BAGGAGE HANDLER HIT NR2 ENGINE THRUST REVERSER WITH A BAGGAGE CART.

## Other reports on N8979E (1)

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

- [Incident 19870914062639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870914062639I), Sep 14, 1987: Doug DC931 (N8979E), Kansas City, MO. Warning horn on takeoff on 2 attempts. Returned to gate. Faulty takeoff warning switch in left wheel well.

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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