# Incident 19960304023729I: Boeing 727232, Richmond, VA, March 4, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1996, 08:30 local time
- Place: Richmond, VA
- Airport: Richmond International - Byrd Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 37.5538° N, 77.4603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5538&lon=-77.4603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N508DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N508DA-2003-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-232 (registry code 1384082, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727232
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 4,635 in this make and model, 157 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960304023729I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: WHILE BEING MARSHALLED ON THE RAMP TO THE PARKING SPOT, THE LEFT WING OUT BOARD SLAT STRUCK A FUEL TRUCK THAT WAS PARKED WITH PART OF IT IN THE CIRCLE OF SAFETY. THERE WAS A WING WALKER ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE A/C BUT NONE ON THE LEFT SIDE. THE DAMAGE TO THE SLAT WAS A TWO INCH HOLE IN THE LEADING EDGE OF THE SLAT. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE (USAIR) VISUALLY INSPECTED THE SLATS AND HAD THE CREW CYCLE, THE FLAPS, AND SLATS TWO TIMES. OPERATION OF THE SLATS WAS NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO ATL, AND THE DALA CMO WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N508DA (3)

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

- [Incident 19910627029489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910627029489I), Jun 27, 1991: Boeing 727200 (N508DA), Covington - Cin, OH. Outboard flap indicator split after departure. Returned. Replaced left position indicator and transmitter.
- [Incident 19870430041789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870430041789I), Apr 30, 1987: Boeing 727232 (N508DA), Portland, OR. Fueler misread fuel order then made an error to ramp agent. Fe realized he was 10000 lbs short, returned for fuel.
- [Incident 19870426016159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870426016159I), Apr 26, 1987: Boeing 727232 (N508DA), Salt Lake City, UT. Nose gear light came on en route. Safe landing. Cleaned contacts on uplock switch.

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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