# Incident 20000811037919I: Doug DC981, Washington, DC, August 11, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2000, 20:00 local time
- Place: Washington, DC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MWEA
- Location: 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8951&lon=-77.0364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N803ME, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N803ME-2009-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-81(MD-81) (registry code 3022081, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-81-md-81) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC981
- Pilot flight hours: 8,618 total, 3,417 in this make and model, 162 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000811037919I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS APPROACHING THE GATE WHEN THE RIGHT WING OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE STRUCK A REFUELING NOZZLE ON A PARKED FUEL TRUCK. APPARENTLY THE YOUNG LADY WING WALKING THE RIGHT WING DID NOT NOTICE THAT THE FUEL TRUCK WAS SLIGHTLY PARKED INSIDE THE SAFETY LINE. THE RIGHT WING WALKER STATED THAT SHE TRIED TO SIGNAL THE LEAD MARSHELER TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT. THE MARSHLER STATED THAT EVERYTHING LOOKED CLEAR ACCORDING TO BOTH WING WALKERS AND THAT HE DID NOT REALIZE THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD STRUCK THE FUEL TRUCK UNTIL AFTER THE PLANE WAS PARKED ON THE SPOT. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE SLAT AND WAS FERRIED OUT FOR REPAIR. THE FUEL TRUCK WAS NOT DAMAGED. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N803ME (2)

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

- [Incident 20040920022799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040920022799I), Sep 20, 2004: Doug DC981 (N803ME), Omaha, NE. (-23) Midwest airlines, inc., flight 827, enroute milwaukee, WI, to denver, CO, diverted into Omaha, NE, after the captain's front windshield outer panel…
- [Incident 20020405009039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020405009039I), Apr 5, 2002: Doug DC981 (N803ME), Kansas City, MO. (-23) On April 5, 2002, midwest express airlines, N803ME, flt 82, reported to ATC that it had a gear problem on take off from mci. An emergency was declared…

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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