What happened
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Narrative: on Sunday, March 20, 1994, at approximately 0003 PST, delta airlines flight 1152, an L-1011 (N728DA), taxied into gate 51B after arriving at the Los Angeles International Airport. The flight was under the command of captain joe saporito, holder of airline transport pilot certificate number 1237032. In a statement to the lax chief pilot, captain saporito states that he conducted an inspection of the aircraft's tail after having been informed of a, "strange noise" in the rear of the aircraft upon landing. The inspection revealed no abnormalities. Rita haydu, the customer service coordinator assigned to the flight, provided a written statement indicating the landing was normal and that no flight attendants reported anything out of the ordinary to her. At approximately 0020, a delta airlines mechanic, while conducting a walk around, discovered damage to the tail section of the aircraft and reported it to the mechanic-in-charge, harry n sukla. On Tuesday morning, March 22, 1994, aviation safety inspector don skumberg, discovered the damaged aircraft in the hanger during routine surveillance. The aircraft logbook indicates the damage was caused by the tail striking the ground during the landing in lax. Damage to the aircraft was minor. Inspector skumberg reported tail skid grounded off to a 1/2 inch diameter, all antennas and drain mats were broken or ground off, and fuselage skin splice cover strip was partially ground. The hard landing inspection revealed no structural damage. This incident investigation is closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON SUNDAY, MARCH 20, 1994, AT APPROXIMATELY 0003 PST, DELTA AIRLINES FLIGHT 1152, AN L-1011 (N728DA), TAXIED INTO GATE 51B AFTER ARRIVING AT THE LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE FLIGHT WAS UNDER THE COMMAND OF CAPTAIN JOE SAPORITO, HOLDER OF AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER 1237032. IN A STATEMENT TO THE LAX CHIEF PILOT, CAPTAIN SAPORITO STATES THAT HE CONDUCTED AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT'S TAIL AFTER HAVING BEEN INFORMED OF A, "STRANGE NOISE" IN THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT UPON LANDING. THE INSPECTION REVEALED NO ABNORMALITIES. RITA HAYDU, THE CUSTOMER SERVICE COORDINATOR ASSIGNED TO THE FLIGHT, PROVIDED A WRITTEN STATEMENT INDICATING THE LANDING WAS NORMAL AND THAT NO FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY TO HER. AT APPROXIMATELY 0020, A DELTA AIRLINES MECHANIC, WHILE CONDUCTING A WALK AROUND, DISCOVERED DAMAGE TO THE TAIL SECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND REPORTED IT TO THE MECHANIC-IN-CHARGE, HARRY N SUKLA. ON TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 22, 1994, AVIATION SAFETY INSPECTOR DON SKUMBERG, DISCOVERED THE DAMAGED AIRCRAFT IN THE HANGER DURING ROUTINE SURVEILLANCE.THE AIRCRAFT LOGBOOK INDICATES THE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY THE TAIL STRIKING THE GROUND DURING THE LANDING IN LAX. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS MINOR. INSPECTOR SKUMBERG REPORTED TAIL SKID GROUNDED OFF TO A 1/2 INCH DIAMETER, ALL ANTENNAS AND DRAIN MATS WERE BROKEN OR GROUND OFF, AND FUSELAGE SKIN SPLICE COVER STRIP WAS PARTIALLY GROUND. THE HARD LANDING INSPECTION REVEALED NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. THIS INCIDENT INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.
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