19951114046609I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Doug MD-88 · Asheville, NC · November 14, 1995

Date: November 14, 1995 · 11:23 local
Place: Asheville, NC
Airport: Asheville Regional
Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: DALA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N959DL
Reported as: Doug MD88
People aboard: 50
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 15,500 total3,750 in this make and model195 in the last 90 days

N959DLRegistration cancelled Jun 27, 2024 · Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88S/N 49978 · Built 1990 Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas MD-88 Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D seriesTurbo-jet

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: delta flight 981 was being marshalled into parking at avl with wing walkers. Just prior to stopping, an unsecured portable stair was blown into the left wing by wind reported to be gusting to 35 KTS. A 1/2" puncture in the slat was repaired and the aircraft was ferried to atlanta for inspection the following day. Station manager took appropriate action to prevent recurrence. Incident closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: DELTA FLIGHT 981 WAS BEING MARSHALLED INTO PARKING AT AVL WITH WING WALKERS. JUST PRIOR TO STOPPING, AN UNSECURED PORTABLE STAIR WAS BLOWN INTO THE LEFT WING BY WIND REPORTED TO BE GUSTING TO 35 KTS. A 1/2" PUNCTURE IN THE SLAT WAS REPAIRED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO ATLANTA FOR INSPECTION THE FOLLOWING DAY. STATION MANAGER TOOK APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PREVENT RECURRENCE. INCIDENT CLOSED.