32.8972° N, 97.0377° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at DALLAS-FORT WORTH INTL (DFW), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
October 25, 1991 · 14:30 local
Place
Dallas-Ft Worth, TX
Airport
Dallas-Fort Worth International
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AALA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1750B
Reported as
Doug MD11
People aboard
157
Fatal injuries
0
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The left skin-flex leading edge came out of track. Dumped fuel and returned to airport.
As the FAA filed it
THE LEFT SKIN-FLEX LEADING EDGE CAME OUT OF TRACK. DUMPED FUEL AND RETURNED TO AIRPORT.