# Incident 19960205013719I: Boeing 757232, Portland, OR, February 5, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 1996, 01:27 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland International
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 45.5887° N, 122.5969° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTLAND INTL (PDX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5887&lon=-122.5969&mi=10
- Aircraft: N637DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N637DL-2014-06-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 757-232 (registry code 1384965, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW2037 (registry code 52117, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw2037) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757232
- People aboard: 82
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,300 total, 2,617 in this make and model, 170 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960205013719I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON FEBRUARY 5, 1996 AT APPROXIMATELY 0127 PST DELTA FLIGHT 1718 SLID OFF THE APRON ON RUNWAY 10L. THE PILOT REPORTS THAT WIND AND GLARE ICE COMBINED TO RENDER THE AIRCRAFT UNMANEUVERABLE AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LINE UP FOR TAKE OFF ON RUNWAY 10L. WEATHER OBSERVATION AT PD INDICATED. DELTA MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL OBTAINED A FOUR WHEEL DRIVE TUG EQUIPPED WITH TIRE CHAINS AND RETRIEVED THE AIRCRAFT AT ABOUT 0730PST. MECHANICS AT PORTLAND PERFORMED THE "A" PORTION OF THE HARD LANDING/HIGH DRAG SIDE LOAD INSPECTION AND FOUND NO DEFECTS. DELTA MAINTENANCE RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE ON 02-06-96. A REPORT OF THE EVENTS SURROUNDING THIS INCIDENT WAS TRANSMITTED TO AIRPORTS DIVISION IN SEATTLE. THIS REPORT IS 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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