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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 727 · Las Vegas, NV · August 8, 1998

Date
August 8, 1998 · 00:12 local
Place
Las Vegas, NV
Airport
Mc Carran International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
DALA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N831L
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX98IA261
Reported as
Boeing 727
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,100 total6,000 in this make and model58 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Incident occurred at approximately 0012 hrs. PDT. The aircraft sustained minor damage to both wing tips and left and right leading edge slats when it taxied through a four foot drainage ditch. Additionally, foreign object damage was found internally in the number 3 engine.

As the FAA filed it

INCIDENT OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 0012 HRS. PDT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO BOTH WING TIPS AND LEFT AND RIGHT LEADING EDGE SLATS WHEN IT TAXIED THROUGH A FOUR FOOT DRAINAGE DITCH. ADDITIONALLY, FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE WAS FOUND INTERNALLY IN THE NUMBER 3 ENGINE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N831L · 6

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