# Incident 19991219042079I: Doug DC914, Detroit, MI, December 19, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 1999, 21:23 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit Metro Wayne County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 42.2124° N, 83.3534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DETROIT METRO WAYNE COUNTY (DTW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2124&lon=-83.3534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8909E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8909E-2013-03-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-14 (registry code 3022034, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC914
- People aboard: 30
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991219042079I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT 2123 LOCAL ON 12/19/99, NWA FLIGHT 1408, A DC-9 N8909E, LOCATED IN THE ALLEY WAY BETWEEN CONCOURSE C AND D ON SPOT "4" WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY AN UNMANNED FUEL TRUCK. WITH BOTH ENGINES RUNNING, THE CREW WAS COMPLETING THEIR CHECKLIST PRIOR TO TAXI WHEN THEY WERE ALERTED BY GROUND PERSONNEL TO SHUT DOWN BOTH ENGINES. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT AN UNMANNED SIGNATURE FUEL TRUCK TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET IN REVERSE AND STRUCK THE AIRCRAFT UNDER THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE, COMING TO REST AT A BODY FAIRING INBOARD OF THE RIGHT WING FLAPS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO CREW OR PASSENGERS, WHILE THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. ALL PERSONNEL WERE DEPLANED VIA STAIRS. AT THIS TIME AN INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE TRUCK TRAVELING UNMANNED.

## Other reports on N8909E (4)

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

- [Incident 19910514026869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910514026869I), May 14, 1991: Doug DC914 (N8909E), Covington - Cin, OH. Aborted takeoff due to fuel imbalance. Continued after fuel balance obtained.
- [Incident 19820920065479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820920065479I), Sep 20, 1982: Doug DC914 (N8909E), Milwaukee, WI. Right engine experienced partial loss of power on takeoff. Shut down engine, returned. Fuel control pump replaced.
- [Incident 19820304006979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820304006979I), Mar 4, 1982: Doug DC914 (N8909E), Memphis, TN. Arrived with one engine shut down. Replaced pressure ratio control valve and pressure and dump valve.
- [Incident 19790122003299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790122003299I), Jan 22, 1979: Doug DC914 (N8909E), Indianapolis, IN. Flight had cabin pressurization loss at FL 330. No cause found.

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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