# Incident 19950409016489I: Doug MD88, Baltimore, MD, April 9, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1995, 13:15 local time
- Place: Baltimore, MD
- Airport: Baltimore-Washington International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 39.2904° N, 76.6122° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baltimore, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2904&lon=-76.6122&mi=10
- Aircraft: N908DE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N908DE-2022-11-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88 (registry code 3023689, 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: 132
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950409016489I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DALA MD-80, FLIGHT 1497, WAS BEING PUSHED FROM GATE FOR DEPARTURE WHEN A SWAA B-737, FLIGHT 828, TAXIED BEHIND MD-80 ENROUTE TO SWAA GATE. DALA GROUND CREW IMMEDIATELY STOPPED PUSH BACK. SUDDEN STOPPAGE CAUSED PINS ON TOW BAR TO BREAK. AFTER B-737 CLEARED REAR OF ME-80 GROUND CREW CONTINUED TO PUSH BACK UNAWARE OF BROKEN TOW PINS. TOW BAR DESENGAGED AND RODE ABOVE TIRE CAUSING DAMAGE TO NOSE GEAR DOORS. NO INJURIES TO PAX OR CREW.

## Other reports on N908DE (1)

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

- [Incident 20101110052489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101110052489I), Nov 10, 2010: Mcdonnell D MD-88 (N908DE), Windsor Locks, CT, No damage. On departure from runway 33 crew aborted take-off at about 80 KTS due to what they thought was a compressor stall. Taxied back to gate where it was discovered…

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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