# Incident 19911017059849I: Boeing 727247, Seattle, WA, October 17, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1991, 06:40 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Airport: Seattle-Tacoma International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 47.4499° N, 122.3118° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SEATTLE-TACOMA INTL (SEA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4499&lon=-122.3118&mi=10
- Aircraft: N831WA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N831WA-2004-01-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-247 (registry code 138408F, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-247) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727247
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 10,000 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911017059849I

## Narrative

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

BAG TUG OPERATOR ARRIVED AFTER PUSHBACK. CREW UNAWARE HE WAS PUTTING BAGS ON. APPLIED POWER. WING TURNED TUG OVER.

## Other reports on N831WA (3)

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

- [Incident 20000605033039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000605033039I), Jun 5, 2000: Boeing 727247 (N831WA), Omaha, NE. (-23)Delta airlines flight 427 diverted into Omaha, NE, due to problems with the air conditioner packs resulting in cabin temperature overheat. Contract…
- [Incident 19980115004979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980115004979I), Jan 15, 1998: Boeing 727247 (N831WA), Syracuse, NY. Narrative: on Thursday, January 15, 1998, a Boeing 727, N831WA, flight 1033, operated by delta airlines, departed from Syracuse, NY to atlanta, ga experienced…
- [Incident 19870718044879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870718044879I), Jul 18, 1987: Boeing 727247 (N831WA), Washington, DC. Aborted takeoff after warning horn sounded on throttle advancement. Cause undetermined.

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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