19961227043619I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Doug MD11 · Los Angeles, CA · December 27, 1996

Date: December 27, 1996 · 14:50 local
Place: Los Angeles, CA
Airport: Los Angeles International
Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: DALA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N806DE
Reported as: Doug MD11
People aboard: 123
Fatal injuries: 0

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: (k) at approx. 1450 12/27/97 delta flights 58 was pushed back for departure from terminals gate 51B and the right winglet struck an American airlines B-757 right elevator. The B757 was parked at terminal 4 gate 42B. The delta MD-11 winglet was replaced by delta. The aal B-757 right elevator was replaced and the right horizontal stabilizer repaired by aal maintenance. Weather was heavy rain, the ramp was wet and slippery. Investigation of the incident shows delta airlines pushback procedures for Los Angeles is adequate. Delta has disciplined the employees for failing to follow published procedures of aircraft pushback. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: (K) AT APPROX. 1450 12/27/97 DELTA FLIGHTS 58 WAS PUSHED BACK FOR DEPARTURE FROM TERMINALS GATE 51B AND THE RIGHT WINGLET STRUCK AN AMERICAN AIRLINES B-757 RIGHT ELEVATOR. THE B757 WAS PARKED AT TERMINAL 4 GATE 42B. THE DELTA MD-11 WINGLET WAS REPLACED BY DELTA. THE AAL B-757 RIGHT ELEVATOR WAS REPLACED AND THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER REPAIRED BY AAL MAINTENANCE. WEATHER WAS HEAVY RAIN, THE RAMP WAS WET AND SLIPPERY. INVESTIGATION OF THE INCIDENT SHOWS DELTA AIRLINES PUSHBACK PROCEDURES FOR LOS ANGELES IS ADEQUATE. DELTA HAS DISCIPLINED THE EMPLOYEES FOR FAILING TO FOLLOW PUBLISHED PROCEDURES OF AIRCRAFT PUSHBACK. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.