# Incident 19951114046609I: Doug MD88, Asheville, NC, November 14, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 1995, 11:23 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: N959DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N959DL-2024-06-27) (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: 50
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,500 total, 3,750 in this make and model, 195 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951114046609I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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