19991214036559I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Doug MD-90-30 · Dallas-Ft Worth, TX · December 14, 1999

Date: December 14, 1999 · 08:00 local
Place: Dallas-Ft Worth, TX
Airport: Dallas-Fort Worth International
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: DALA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N911DA
Reported as: Doug MD9030
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,181 total1,419 in this make and model117 in the last 90 days

N911DARegistration cancelled Apr 25, 2022 · Mcdonnell Douglas MD-90-30S/N 53391 · Built 1995 Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas MD-90-30 Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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

(-23) Engine pressure relief door separation delta airlines (dala) N911DA, MD-90, flt 1918, rno-dfw on December 14, 1999, a person contacted the fort Worth flight standards office and informed them that she discovered what appeared to be an airplane part in her yard in flower mound, Texas. She reported that there was no apparent damage to her home or yard. The part was retrieved by an inspector from the fort Worth FSDO who contacted the Dallas fort Worth FSDO. The part was identified as an MD-90 engine thrust reverser pressure relief door. This door was found missing from delta airlines flight 1918. Delta also found the right engine thrust reverser upper sleeve damaged. The t/r pressure relief door was turned over to delta line maintenance. Investigation of this incident revealed that this aircraft may have operated several revenue flights without proper maintenance being performed. Enforcement proceedings are being initiated by the delta cmo. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ENGINE PRESSURE RELIEF DOOR SEPARATION DELTA AIRLINES (DALA) N911DA, MD-90, FLT 1918, RNO-DFW ON DECEMBER 14, 1999, A PERSON CONTACTED THE FORT WORTH FLIGHT STANDARDS OFFICE AND INFORMED THEM THAT SHE DISCOVERED WHAT APPEARED TO BE AN AIRPLANE PART IN HER YARD IN FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS. SHE REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO HER HOME OR YARD. THE PART WAS RETRIEVED BY AN INSPECTOR FROM THE FORT WORTH FSDO WHO CONTACTED THE DALLAS FORT WORTH FSDO. THE PART WAS IDENTIFIED AS AN MD-90 ENGINE THRUST REVERSER PRESSURE RELIEF DOOR. THIS DOOR WAS FOUND MISSING FROM DELTA AIRLINES FLIGHT 1918. DELTA ALSO FOUND THE RIGHT ENGINE THRUST REVERSER UPPER SLEEVE DAMAGED. THE T/R PRESSURE RELIEF DOOR WAS TURNED OVER TO DELTA LINE MAINTENANCE. INVESTIGATION OF THIS INCIDENT REVEALED THAT THIS AIRCRAFT MAY HAVE OPERATED SEVERAL REVENUE FLIGHTS WITHOUT PROPER MAINTENANCE BEING PERFORMED. ENFORCEMENT PROCEEDINGS ARE BEING INITIATED BY THE DELTA CMO. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

Other reports on N911DA · 1

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

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