# Incident 19920323011219I: Airbus A320211, Detroit, MI, March 23, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1992, 12:30 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit Metro Wayne County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 42.2124° N, 83.3534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DETROIT METRO WAYNE COUNTY (DTW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2124&lon=-83.3534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N324US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N324US-2026-01-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Industrie A320-211 (registry code 3930320, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a320-211) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A320211
- Reported engine: GE CFM56*
- People aboard: 131
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920323011219I

## Narrative

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

PARKED AT GATE. BEFORE ENGINE SHUT-DOWN A CABIN HEAT CART DUCT WAS DRAWN INTO NR1 ENGINE. NEW SAFETY ZONE DRAWN.

## Other reports on N324US (1)

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

- [Accident 20021128035329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021128035329A), Nov 28, 2002: Airbus A320211 (N324US), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. (-23) A galley cart broke loose from the forward galley on takeoff. The cart went down the aisle struck a lavatory, the aft f/a swivel jumpseat and then broke…

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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