# Incident 20000927019009I: Doug MD88, Birmingham, AL, September 27, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2000, 21:40 local time
- Place: Birmingham, AL
- Airport: Birmingham Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 33.5207° N, 86.8025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Birmingham, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5207&lon=-86.8025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N929DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N929DL-2019-03-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88 (registry code 3023688, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-88) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG MD88
- Pilot flight hours: 5,507 total, 355 in this make and model, 135 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000927019009I

## Narrative

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

(-23)AS STATED BY THE CAPTAIN: WE REQUESTED AND RECEIVED CLEARANCE TO TAXI TO RUNWAY 6 VIA TAXIWAY ALPHA. MOMENTS LATER WE WERE ALSO CAUTIONED ABOUT MEN AND EQUIPMENT IN THE VICINITY TO TAXIWAY ALPHA.  WE NOTICED THE MAINTENANCE TRUCK PARKED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TAXIWAY JUST OUTSIDE OF THE DOUBLE YELLOW TAXIWAY BOUNDARY LINES, FACING TOWARD US BUT POINTED AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE TO THE TRUCK DRIVER'S LEFT.  THE LOCATION ON THE AIRPORT WAS APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET SOUTHWEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF TAXIWAY ALPHA AND ALPHA 2.  THERE WAS AN AIPORT VEHICLE PARKED IN THE VICINITY OF THE MAINTENANCE TRUCK (PARKED AHEAD BUT IN THE GRASS BETWEEN RUNWAY 6 AND TAXIWAY ALPHA) TO THE TAXIWAY SIDE OF THE TRUCK.  AS THE COCKPIT PASSED THE TRUCK, 1 SAW 2 MEN NEXT TO THE TRUCK FACING THE AIRCRAFT.  THE FIRST OFFICER WAS TURNED AND LOOKING AS FAR AS POSSIBLE FROM MY VANTAGE POINT, LOOKING ACROSS THE COCKPIT, I FLET LIKE WE HAD THE NECESSARY CLEARANCE TO SAFELY PASS BY THE TRUCK, THEN THE COLLISION OCCURRED.

## Other reports on N929DL (2)

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

- [Incident 19901008059389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901008059389I), Oct 8, 1990: Doug MD88 (N929DL), Covington - Cin, OH. APU low oil pressure warning. Shut APU down. Repaired it and returned aircraft to service.
- [Incident 19891113057849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891113057849I), Nov 13, 1989: Doug MD88 (N929DL), Covington - Cin, OH, Minor damage. Bang followed by yaw to left. Left engine exhaust temperature soared. Internal failure of engine.

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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