20030104006349I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Doug DC-9-51 · Detroit, MI · January 4, 2003

Date: January 4, 2003 · 21:15 local
Place: Detroit, MI
Airport: Detroit Metro Wayne County
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: NWAA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N786NC
Reported as: Doug DC951
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D17
People aboard: 58
Fatal injuries: 0

N786NCRegistration cancelled Jun 17, 2014 · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51S/N 48148 · Built 1980 Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51 Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D-17 seriesTurbo-jet

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft N786NC a northwest airlines DC-9-50 loaded and taxiing from gate A6 on taxiway U9 to spot 3N. At the mid point of the intersecion of taxiway U9 and zipper road C11 the aircraft and a mesaba airlines baggage tug collided. The tug was operated by a new employee just released from training to work the line. The aircraft received damage to the left wing leading edge slats numbers 2, 3 and 4. Also the cables and several cable guides damaged. Aircraft shutdown at point of impact inspected for APU operation, then towed to gate for normal deboarding process. The tug was rolled over by the impact and caught fire. The driver of the tug received minor injuries. There were no injuries reported on the aircraft. Note: mesaba has terminated the tug driver and has reviewed its training procedures for ground personnel, making several recommendations including more transition support from training to work force, as well as more night operations training.

As the FAA filed it

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

Other reports on N786NC · 4

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

Incident 20080808845069IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Newark, NJOn 8/8/08 at approximately 8:30PM local time, northwest airlines flight 649, a DC9-51, struck a jetway stand on pushback from gate 40 at ewr. No injuries or evacuations occurred but the aircraft did receive damage to the LH wingtip. Wing walker failed to keep…Aug 8, 2008 · Minor damage Incident 19970929033329INormal Cruise · Buffalo, NYNarrative: on Monday, September 29, 1997 at 1029 EST, a Douglas DC-9, N786NC, flight 1521, operated by northwest airlines, enroute to detroit from albany, new york at 31,000 feet experienced low oil pressure in the left engine. The flight was diverted to…Sep 29, 1997 Incident 19870129029659IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Chicago, ILAircraft departed the end of wet runway after landing. Gear pinned and aircraft towed to the gate.Jan 29, 1987 Incident 19861201075989IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Madison, WIRight main and nose gear departed runway side during rollout on wet snow. Damaged 5 runway lights. Crosswind factorDec 1, 1986 · Minor damage