# Incident 19970619021869I: Doug MD11, Seattle, WA, June 19, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1997, 08:15 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Airport: Seattle-Tacoma International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: WRLA
- Location: 47.4499° N, 122.3118° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SEATTLE-TACOMA INTL (SEA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4499&lon=-122.3118&mi=10
- Aircraft: N272WA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N272WA-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11 (registry code 3023602, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW4000 series (registry code 52119, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw4000-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG MD11
- People aboard: 78
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970619021869I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: SLATTERY GROUND SERVICES, INC., HAS A CONTRACT WITH WORLD AIRWAYS, INC.. THEY WERE LOADING THE AIRCRAFT WITH LD3 CONTAINERS. SLATTERY SUPERVISOR WAS SHORT ON PERSONNEL SO HE HAD AN AIRCRAFT GROOMER RUN THE LIFT. THE GROOMER WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE CONTAINERS AND ONE OF THE CONTAINERS FELL OFF CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RIGHT ENGINE NACELLE ON WRLA, N272WA. THE PERSON OPERATING THE LIFT HAD NOT BEEN TRAINED TO PERFORM THAT JOB FUNCTION. FURTHERMORE, SHE WAS DRIVING WITH A SUSPENDED WASHINGTON STATE DRIVERS LICENSE. THERE WAS A WARRANT FOR HER ARREST AND SHE WAS DETAINED BY PORT OF SEATTLE POLICE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TEMPORARILY FIXED (PATCHED THE HOLE) AND WAS FERRIED TO PHOENIX, ARIZONA, FOR REPAIRS.

## Other reports on N272WA (3)

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

- [Incident 20090114005439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090114005439I), Jan 14, 2009: Doug MD11 (N272WA), Atlanta, GA, No damage. (-23) Preliminary pilot deviation report was submitted by atl approach which cited the need for a vector instruction to a world airways MD-11. The vector was…
- [Incident 20060211009149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060211009149I), Feb 11, 2006: Doug MD11 (N272WA), Kuwait, KU. (-23) Aircraft departed end of runway during landing at Kuwait International Airport, Kuwait city, Kuwait. Aircraft came to rest with the nose gear…
- [Incident 20040605023689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040605023689I), Jun 5, 2004: Doug MD11 (N272WA), Fayetteville, NC, Minor damage. (-23) MD-11 enroute from frankfurt to Pope afb had a 6 foot section of flap vane l/s depart the aircraft on final approach. A px indicated he saw the section…

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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