# Incident 19930425026659I: Doug MD88, Asheville, NC, April 25, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1993, 13:40 local time
- Place: Asheville, NC
- Airport: Asheville Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 35.4361° N, 82.5420° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ASHEVILLE RGNL (AVL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4361&lon=-82.5420&mi=10
- Aircraft: N973DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N973DL-2024-12-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88 (registry code 3023688, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-88) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG MD88
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,252 total, 3,537 in this make and model, 323 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930425026659I

## Narrative

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

CONTRACT AGENCY DROVE A TRAIN OF BAG TUGS UNDER RIGHT WING. HIT THE OUTBOARD FLAP FAIRING. EMPLOYEE WAS FIRED.

## Other reports on N973DL (2)

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

- [Incident 20020810021029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020810021029I), Aug 10, 2002: Doug MD88 (N973DL), Fort Myers, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Delta flt 1081 aircraft rubbed left wingtip against the right wingtip of comair flt 5049 parked on the adjacent gate while taxing into gate B-9 at…
- [Incident 19920122004349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920122004349I), Jan 22, 1992: Doug MD88 (N973DL), Kansas City, MO. Captain initiated missed approach. First officer making approach on auto flight. Back course ILS not possible.

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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