# Incident 19940320013709I: Lkheed 10113851, Los Angeles, CA, March 20, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1994, 00:20 local time
- Place: Los Angeles, CA
- Airport: Los Angeles International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 33.9425° N, 118.4080° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LOS ANGELES INTL (LAX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9425&lon=-118.4080&mi=10
- Aircraft: N728DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N728DA-2001-08-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lockheed L-1011-385-1 (registry code 5265010, https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-l-1011-385-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LKHEED 10113851
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 27,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940320013709I

## Narrative

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

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.

## Other reports on N728DA (2)

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

- [Incident 19890313023369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890313023369I), Mar 13, 1989: Lkheed 10113851 (N728DA), Honolulu, HI. Smoke in cabin from engine air source. Shut pneumatic isolation valve. NR3 engine main bearing seals leaking oil.
- [Incident 19801208085619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801208085619I), Dec 8, 1980: Lkheed 10113851 (N728DA), Chicago, IL. Engine oil pressure light illuminated on takeoff roll. Replaced main oil filter. No contamination found.

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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