19980123002679I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Castelloe EAA BIPLANE P1 · Syracuse, NY · January 23, 1998

Date: January 23, 1998 · 16:45 local
Place: Syracuse, NY
Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: NWAA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9162
People aboard: 49
Fatal injuries: 0

N9162Registration cancelled Feb 13, 2017 · Castelloe EAA BIPLANE P1S/N JBC-1 Airframe modelCastelloe EAA BIPLANE P1

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on Friday, January 23, 1998 at 1648 local, a DC-9-10, N9162, registered to northwest airlines, inc., was being deiced at the south pad at Syracuse Hancock International Airport, Syracuse, NY when the deicing truck bucket struck the left wing leading edge 8' inboard of the wing tip. Three parallel scratches at a length of 3/4" were left on the surface. Usair maintenance investigated the damage and determined the depth to be less than .005. The scratches were within maintenance manual limits and were burnished out. The aircraft was dispatched to dtw where an eddy current check was performed and no cracks found. Discrepancy found within limits of srm 57-03 and signed off on log page #7027676. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 1998 AT 1648 LOCAL, A DC-9-10, N9162, REGISTERED TO NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC., WAS BEING DEICED AT THE SOUTH PAD AT SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, SYRACUSE, NY WHEN THE DEICING TRUCK BUCKET STRUCK THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE 8' INBOARD OF THE WING TIP. THREE PARALLEL SCRATCHES AT A LENGTH OF 3/4" WERE LEFT ON THE SURFACE. USAIR MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATED THE DAMAGE AND DETERMINED THE DEPTH TO BE LESS THAN .005. THE SCRATCHES WERE WITHIN MAINTENANCE MANUAL LIMITS AND WERE BURNISHED OUT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DISPATCHED TO DTW WHERE AN EDDY CURRENT CHECK WAS PERFORMED AND NO CRACKS FOUND. DISCREPANCY FOUND WITHIN LIMITS OF SRM 57-03 AND SIGNED OFF ON LOG PAGE #7027676. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.