# Incident 19970903034579I: Doug MD9030, Santa Ana, CA, September 3, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1997, 10:38 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: John Wayne Airport-Orange Cou
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 33.7368° N, 117.8829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Ana, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7368&lon=-117.8829&mi=10
- Aircraft: N907DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N907DA-2020-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-90-30 (registry code 3023690, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-90-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: IAE V2500SERIES (registry code 34601, https://openairdocs.org/engine/iae-v2500series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG MD9030
- People aboard: 95
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,380 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970903034579I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON 09-02-97 AT 1038 HOURS DELTA EMPLOYEE PHILLIP MUSE SAID WHILE PUSHING BACK A DELTA MD90 AT GATE 11 THE TOW PIN ON THE TUG BAR BROKE. MUSE SAID WHEN THE PIN BROKE IT CAUSED THE TUG BAR TO HIT THE RIGHT GEAR DOOR, CAUSING A LARGE METAL SHEET TO BE TORN OFF THE GEAR DOOR. MUSE SAID HE TRIED TO STOP THE TUG, BUT IT WAS TOO LATE. DELTA FLT 2077 TO SALT LAKE CITY WAS DELAYED. AIRCRAFT TAIL #N907DA WAS GROUNDED FOR REPAIRS.

## Other reports on N907DA (1)

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

- [Incident 20060610010719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060610010719I), Jun 10, 2006: Doug MD9030 (N907DA), Denver, CO, Minor damage. (-23) Upon landing Denver, Colorado (den) airport the left main brake assembly overheated and caught on fire. Outboard left main tire blew, fuse plugs blew,…

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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